The relevance of soil fabric to site investigation practice

Geotechnique

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1972, Pages 195-300

  Rowe, P W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84892294359     PISSN: 00168505     EISSN: 17517656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/geot.1972.22.2.195     Document Type: Article

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