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Discussion of “Embankment Failure on Clay near Rio de Janeiro” by J. A. Ramalho‐Ortigão, M. L. G. Werneck and W. A. Lacerda (November, 1983)
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VIEW THE REPLYAuthors: Leandro M. Costa Filho, Denise Gerscovich, Luis A. Bressani, and José Eduardo ThomazAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Journal of Geotechnical Engineering
Volume 111, Issue 2
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Bressani, L. A., “A Contribution to the Study of the Stress‐Strain‐Strength Behaviour of the Clay from Sarapui/RJ,” thesis presented to the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, in 1983, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science (in Portuguese).
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Gerscovich, D., “Properties of the Dessicated Crust of the Sarapui Soft Clay Deposit,” thesis presented to the Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1982, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science (in Portuguese).
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Leandro M. Costa Filho
Assoc. Prof., Catholic Univ. of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Denise Gerscovich
Civ. Engr., Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Luis A. Bressani
Auxiliary Prof., Federal Univ. of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
José Eduardo Thomaz
Post‐Grad. Student, Catholic Univ. of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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