Then and now: Some comments on the design and analysis of slopes and embankments

Advances in Geotechnical Engineering: The Skempton Conference - Proceedings of a Three Day Conference on Advances in Geotechnical Engineering, organised by the Institution of Civil Engineers

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  Vaughan, P R ^a   Kovacevic, N ^b   Potts, D M ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b GEOTECHNICAL CONSULTING GROUP   (United Kingdom)

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