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Design of Inclined Covers with Capillary Barrier Effect by S.-E. Parent and A. Cabral

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  1. Department of Applied Sciences, Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue (UQAT), 445 boul. de l’Université, Rouyn-Noranda, QC, Canada, J9X 5E4

    B. Bussière

  2. Department of Civil, Geological and Mining Engineering, École Polytechnique de Montréal, Stn. Centre-ville, P.O. Box 6079, Montreal, QC, Canada, H3C 3A7

    M. Aubertin

  3. Barrick Gold Corporation, Salt Lake City, UT, 84111, USA

    G. Zhan

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Paper published in vol 24, pp 689–710 (2006) Discussion submitted April 2007.

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Bussière, B., Aubertin, M. & Zhan, G. Design of Inclined Covers with Capillary Barrier Effect by S.-E. Parent and A. Cabral. Geotech Geol Eng 25, 673–678 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10706-007-9139-2

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