Vertical drain performance: Myths and facts

HKIE Transactions Hong Kong Institution of Engineers

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 34-40

  Lo, Dominic O Kwan ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Discharge Capacity; Discharge Factor; Smear Zone; Vertical Drains; Well Resistance

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745280191     PISSN: 1023697X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1023697X.1998.10667736     Document Type: Article

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