Liquefaction strengths of poorly-graded and well-graded granular soils investigated by lab tests

Geotechnical, Geological and Earthquake Engineering

Volumn 6, Issue , 2007, Pages 159-184

  Kokusho, Takaji ^a  

^a CHUO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 84874363547     PISSN: 15736059     EISSN: 18724671     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-5893-6_8     Document Type: Article

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