Using the reference shrinkage curve to estimate the corrected crack volume of a soil layer

Open Mechanics Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 21-27

  Chertkov, V Y ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

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EID: 79951482915     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18741584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1874158400802010021     Document Type: Article

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