Root tensile strength of 3 typical plant species and their contribution to soil shear strength; a case study: Sasumua Backslope, Nyandarua District, Kenya

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  2011

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  Journal of Civil Engineering Research and Practice

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  Unknown publication date

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  Mathematics, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.4314/JCERP.V8I1.69525
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