Dynamic response of pre-disintegrated carbonaceous mudstone embankment under multi-lane vehicle load

Zhongming He1, Panpan Wang1, Weidi Gong2

  • 1School of Traffic and Transportation Engineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha, Hunan, China.

Plos One
|July 7, 2022
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