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Water Content Determinations for Peat and Other Organic Soils Using the Oven-Drying Method

Brendan C. O'Kelly Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, IrelandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Vinayagamoothy Sivakumar School of Planning, Architecture and Civil Engineering, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK
Pages 631-643 | Published online: 16 Apr 2014

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