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Oct 15, 2010

Discussion of “Use of SPT Blow Counts to Estimate Shear Strength Properties of Soils: Energy Balance Approach” by H. Hettiarachchi and T. Brown

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Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
Volume 136Issue 11November 2010
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Received: Oct 30, 2009
Accepted: Dec 1, 2009
Published online: Oct 15, 2010
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Fernando Schnaid [email protected]
Assoc. Prof., Dept. of Civil Engineering, Federal Univ. of Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Osvaldo Aranha, 99–3° andar-90035-190 Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. E-mail: [email protected]
Edgar Odebrecht [email protected]
Asst. Prof., Dept. of Civil Engineering, State Univ. of Santa Catarina, Rua Machado de Assis, 277-Ap. 602-89204-390-Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil. E-mail: [email protected]
Bianca O. Lobo [email protected]
Asst. Prof., Dept. of Civil Engineering, Federal Univ. of Santa Catarina, Servidão Corintians, 97-Ap. 704-88040-100-Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil. E-mail: [email protected]

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