Evaluation of 2+1 Roads Application to Improve Rural Two-lane Highway in Korea
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Korean Society of Road Engineers
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1738-7159
DOI: 10.7855/ijhe.2013.15.3.085