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Acknowledgements

The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support provided by the Italian Ministry for University and Technological and Scientific Research (MIUR), Research Grant PRIN 2015 No. 2015JW9NJT on “Advanced mechanical modelling of new materials and structures for the solution of 2020 Horizon challenges”. Moreover, the authors gratefully acknowledge Ruredil s.p.a. for the supply of the superplasticizer employed in the production of mortar specimens.

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