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Apr 1, 1987
Discussion of “Geotechnical Characteristics of Residual Soils” by Frank C. Townsend (January, 1985, Vol. 111, No. 1)
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Publication: Journal of Geotechnical Engineering
Volume 113, Issue 4
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Gidigasu, M. D., “Degree of Weathering in the Identification of Laterite Materials for Engineering Purposes—A Review,” Engineering Geology, Vol. 8, 1974, pp. 213–266.
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Pitts, J., “Slope Stability Problems in a Part of Western Singapore,” Bulletin 20, Geological Society of Malaysia, in press.
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Pitts, J., and Kannan, R., “Residual Soil Development on Sedimentary Rocks of the Jurong Formation in Singapore,” Bulletin, Geological Society of Malaysia, 1986, pp. 453–468.
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Pitts, J., Broms, B., and Kannan, R., “The Choice of Design Parameters from In Situ Tests in Residual Soils in Singapore,” Proceedings, First International Conference on Geomechanics in Tropical, Lateritic, and Saprolitic Soils, Brasilia, Vol. 2, Feb., 1985, pp. 101–107.
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Head of Geotech. Services, Harry‐Spanger Ltd., Fortune Lane, Elstree, WD6 3HQ, U.K.
R. Kannan, M. ASCE
Sr. Engr., A & E Testing, Inc., 299 Ninth St. N., St. Petersburg, FL 33701
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