Earth Pressure and Earth-Retaining Structures by Chris R I Clayton, Jarbas Milititsky, Rick I Woods, Andrew Bond

Earth Pressure and Earth-Retaining Structures Chris R I Clayton, Jarbas Milititsky, Rick I Woods, Andrew Bond ebook
ISBN: 075140067X, 9780751400670
Publisher: Spon Press
Page: 426
Format: pdf

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