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Durability of Segmental Retaining Wall Blocks: Final Report

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[1] The concepts of reliability and methods of analysis were developed with the assistance of Prof. Mark Turnquist, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, to whom the authors are grateful.