Different Design Aspects of L-Shaped Earth Retaining Structures

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Issue		BIO Web Conf. Volume 97, 2024 Fifth International Scientific Conference of Alkafeel University (ISCKU 2024)


Article Number		00101
Number of page(s)		10
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/bioconf/20249700101
Published online		05 April 2024

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