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Closure to “Improved Simplified Method for Prediction of Loads in Reinforced Soil Walls” by Tony M. Allen and Richard J. Bathurst

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Volume 142Issue 9September 2016

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Received: Mar 7, 2016
Accepted: Mar 30, 2016
Published online: Jun 8, 2016
Published in print: Sep 1, 2016
Discussion open until: Nov 8, 2016

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Tony M. Allen, M.ASCE
P.E.
State Geotechnical Engineer, Washington State Dept. of Transportation, Olympia, WA 98504-7365.
Richard J. Bathurst, Ph.D. [email protected]
P.Eng.
Dept. of Civil Engineering, GeoEngineering Centre at Queen’s-RMCC, Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston, ON, Canada K7K 7B4 (corresponding author). E-mail: [email protected]

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