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Title: Overburden Normalization for In-Flight Centrifuge Miniature Cone Penetration Testing in Sand
Award ID(s):
1728172 1728199
PAR ID:
10406309
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Geo-Congress 2022
Page Range / eLocation ID:
232 to 240
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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