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Mar 1, 1996
Discussion of “Surficial Stability of Compacted Clay: Case Study” by Robert W. Day
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Danny K. McCook, Member, ASCE
Head, Soil Mech. Lab., South Nat. Tech. Ctr., Soil Conservation Service, U.S. Dept. of Agric., P.O. Box 6567, Forth Worth, TX 76115.
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