Vacuum drainage to accelerate submarine consolidation at Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong

Ground Engineering

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 34-36

  Harvey, Judith A F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSOLIDATION; MARINE CLAY; VACUUM DRAINAGE;

HONG KONG, CHEK LAP KOK AIRPORT;

EID: 0030923975     PISSN: 00174653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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