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Subjects: LCSH: Soil stabilization. | Vibratory compacting. | Foundations.
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Subjects: LCSH: Soil stabilization. | Vibratory compacting. | Foundations.
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Subjects: LCSH: Soil stabilization. | Vibratory compacting. | Foundations.
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Title: Ground improvement by deep vibratory methods / authors: Klaus Kirsch
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Description: Second edition. | Boca Raton : Taylor & Francis, CRC Press,
2017. | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2016024076 | ISBN 9781482257564 (alk. paper)
Subjects: LCSH: Soil stabilization. | Vibratory compacting. | Foundations.
Classification: LCC TA749 .K57 2017 | DDC 624.1/51363--dc23
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Title: Ground improvement by deep vibratory methods / authors: Klaus Kirsch
and Fabian Kirsch.
Description: Second edition. | Boca Raton : Taylor & Francis, CRC Press,
2017. | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2016024076 | ISBN 9781482257564 (alk. paper)
Subjects: LCSH: Soil stabilization. | Vibratory compacting. | Foundations.
Classification: LCC TA749 .K57 2017 | DDC 624.1/51363--dc23
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