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Jan 1, 2001
Point-Estimate Method as Numerical Quadrature
Authors: K. S. Li, Raymond Cheung, John T. Christian, and Gregory B. BaecherAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
Volume 127, Issue 1
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K. S. Li
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Raymond Cheung
Member, ASCE
John T. Christian
Gregory B. Baecher
Fellow, ASCE
Member, ASCE
Dir., Victor Li and Assoc., Ltd., and Adjunct Prof., Dept. of Civ. Engrg., The Univ. of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Geotech. Engr., Geotech. Engrg. Off., Govt. of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Hong Kong, China.
Consult. Engr., 23 Fredana Rd., Waban, MA 02468.
Prof. and Chair, Dept. of Civ. and Envir. Engrg., Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742.
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