Closure to “Stability and Stress-Deformation Analyses of Reinforced Slope Failure at Yeager Airport” by James G. Collin, Timothy D. Stark, Augusto Lucarelli, Thomas P. Taylor, and Ryan R. Berg
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The contents and views in this closure are those of the individual authors and do not necessarily reflect those of any of the represented corporations, contractors, agencies, consultants, organizations, and/or contributors, including Yeager Airport. The second author appreciates the financial support of the National Science Foundation (NSF Award CMMI-1562010). The contents and views in this paper are those of the individual authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the National Science Foundation.
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Received: Oct 4, 2021
Accepted: Nov 1, 2021
Published online: Dec 21, 2021
Published in print: Mar 1, 2022
Discussion open until: May 21, 2022
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