Problems associated with building on a variable depth of fill

Ground Engineering

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 32-35

  Skinner, H D ^a   Charles, J A ^a  

^a BUILDING RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROWNFIELD SITE; CONTAMINATED LAND; DEPTH; FILL;

EID: 0032868212     PISSN: 00174653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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