The Panda lightweight penetrometer for soil investigation and monitoring material compaction

Ground Engineering

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 33-37

  Langton, D D ^a  

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Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; EARTHWORKS; INSTRUMENTATION; PENETROMETER;

EID: 0032825540     PISSN: 00174653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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