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May 15, 2009

Discussion of “Fault Rupture Propagation through Sand: Finite-Element Analysis and Validation through Centrifuge Experiments” by I. Anastasopoulos, G. Gazetas, M. F. Bransby, M. C. R. Davies, and A. El Nahas

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Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
Volume 135Issue 6June 2009
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Received: Jan 31, 2008
Accepted: Mar 10, 2008
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Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Univ. of Patras, GR-26500 Rion, Greece. E-mail: [email protected]

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