Randomly Distributed Fibre-reinforced Soil - The State-of-the Art

Journal of the Institution of Engineers (India): Civil Engineering Division

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 91-100

  Ranjan, Gopal ^a   Charan, H D ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

^b Engineering College   (India)

Author keywords

Fibre reinforced soil; Geotochnical engineering; Status report

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012248818     PISSN: 03731995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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