Discussion of “Reclaimed Lignin-Stabilized Silty Soil: Undrained Shear Strength, Atterberg Limits, and Microstructure Characteristics” by Tao Zhang, Guojun Cai, and Songyu Liu
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The first author thanks S. Feng for helping translate some sections of MWRPRC (1999).
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Received: Nov 12, 2018
Accepted: Dec 12, 2018
Published online: Jan 3, 2020
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