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Mar 15, 2012

Discussion of “Tractive Force Design for Sanitary Sewer Self-Cleansing” by LaVere B. Merritt

Publication: Journal of Environmental Engineering
Volume 138, Issue 4
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Journal of Environmental Engineering
Volume 138Issue 4April 2012
Pages: 525 - 528

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Received: Apr 28, 2010
Accepted: Dec 29, 2010
Published online: Mar 15, 2012
Published in print: Apr 1, 2012

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Guillermo J. Rincón, M.ASCE
Ph.D. Candidate, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Univ. of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA 70148.
Enrique J. La Motta, M.ASCE [email protected]
Professor, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Univ. of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA 70148 (corresponding author). E-mail: [email protected]
J. Alex McCorquodale
Professor, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Univ. of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA 70148.

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