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Classification of rocks and soils for engineering geological mapping part I: Rock and soil materials

Report of the Commission of Engineering Geological Mapping of the International Association of Engineering Geology

Classification des sols et des roches en vue de la cartographie géotechnique premiere partie: Les matériaux des roches et des sols

Rapport de la Commission de Cartographie Géotechnique de l'Association Internationale de Géologie de l'Ingénieur

  • IAEG Symposium “Engineering Geological Mapping for Planning, Disign and Construction in Civil Engineering”, Newcastle Upon Tyne, 3–6 September 1979
  • Reports by Members of the IAEG Commission on Engineering Geological Mapping
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Classification of rocks and soils for engineering geological mapping part I: Rock and soil materials. Bulletin of the International Association of Engineering Geology 19, 364–371 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02600503

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