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Sep 1, 1987

Discussion of “Settlement Analysis of Embankments on Soft Clays” by G. Mesri and Y. K. Choi (April, 1985, Vol. 111, No. 4)

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Publication: Journal of Geotechnical Engineering
Volume 113, Issue 9
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Robert L. Schiffman
Prof., Dept. of Civ., Envir., and Arch. Engrg., Univ. of Colorado, Campus Box 428, Boulder CO 80309
Vincenzo Pane
Woodward‐Clyde Consultants, Inc., Wayne, NJ
Vlasta Sunara
Res. Asst., Dept. of Civ., Envir., and Arch. Engrg., Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309
Dobroslav Znidarcic
Asst. Prof., Dept. of Civ., Envir., and Arch. Engrg., Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309

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