Discussion of “Experimental Study of the Thixotropic Strength Recovery and Microstructural Evolution of Marine Clays”
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This study was financially supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 41972285), Youth Innovation Promotion Association CAS (Grant No. 2018363), Key R&D projects of Hubei Province (2021BAA186), and Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars of Hubei Province (2020CFA103).
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Received: Jun 6, 2022
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Published online: Mar 27, 2023
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