Performance of Improved Ground and Earth Structures

2000-01-01
Mitchell, James K.
Martin II, James R.
Olgun, C. Guney
Emrem, Canan
Durgunoglu, H. Turan
Çetin, Kemal Önder
Karadayilar, Turhan

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Citation Formats
J. K. Mitchell et al., “Performance of Improved Ground and Earth Structures,” Earthquake Spectra, pp. 191–225, 2000, Accessed: 00, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/56226.