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Full-Scale laboratorty testing of soil-pipe interaction in branched polyethylene pipelines

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  1. University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    C. Anderson (Graduate Student), D. Wijewickreme (Associate Professor) & C. Ventura (SEM Member, Professor)

  2. Terasen Gas Inc., Surrey, BC, Canada

    A. Mitchell (Project Manager)

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Anderson, C., Wijewickreme, D., Ventura, C. et al. Full-Scale laboratorty testing of soil-pipe interaction in branched polyethylene pipelines. Exp Tech 29, 33–37 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1747-1567.2005.tb00211.x

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