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Boudewijn Van Gelder

Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering


Campus: West Lafayette
Office: CIVL 4106
Email: [email protected]
Homepage: https://engineering.purdue.edu/CE/People/Faculty/?flogin=vngelder

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