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Mechanism of Liquefaction-Induced Large Settlements of Buildings

Keywords: Liquefaction, Ground Reinforcement, Numerical Modelling; Settlements, Shalow Foundation.

Mehran University Research Journal of Engineering & Technology

Volume 31 ,  Issue 4

Zaheer  Ahmed  Almani , Kamran Ansari   , Ashfaque Ahmed Memon   ,

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