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The purpose of this paper is to elaborate on the primary topic covered in the published article titled “Direct Shear Characteristics of Enzymatically Cemented Sands” in KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering. This additional content aims to augment the paper’s coherence and make it suitable for discussion, authored by Alwalan et al. (2023).
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Alwalan, M., Almajed, A., Lemboye, K. et al. Discussion of “Direct Shear Characteristics of Enzymatically Cemented Sands” by Mohammed Alwalan, Abdullah Almajed, Kehinde Lemboye and Ahmed Alnuaim. KSCE J Civ Eng 27, 2497–2499 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12205-023-0499-9
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