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Discussion of “Spatial Action of Straight Gravity Dams in Narrow Valleys” by Max Herzog (March, 1989, Vol. 115, No. 3)

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Volume 117Issue 2February 1991
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Jörg‐M. Hohberg
Res. Engr., Seismic Dam Analysis Group, Swiss Federal Inst. of Tech., IBK, MIL F13.2, ETH‐Hönggerberg, CH‐8093 Zürich, Switzerland

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