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Deformations of rockfill structures are usually related to laboratory compression behaviour of rockfill measured in large oedometers. This chapter deals mainly with experience within the United Kingdom and, in particular, with field and laboratory measurements associated with embankment dams and opencast mining backfills made by the Building Research Establishment (BRE) during the last 20 years.
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Charles, J.A. (1990). Laboratory Compression Tests and the Deformation of Rockfill Structures. In: das Neves, E.M. (eds) Advances in Rockfill Structures. NATO ASI Series, vol 200. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3206-0_5
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