Discontinuous Pore Fluid Distribution under Microgravity Due to Particle Rearrangement
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1 Department of Civil and Geomatics Engineering, M/S EE94. California State University, Fresno, CA 93740. USA *e-mail: [email protected], web page: http://www.csufresno.edu 2 Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816. USA 3 Universities Space Research Association, Mail Code EC3, Building 29, Room 110, NASA Johnson Space Center, 2101 NASA Rd 1, Houston, TX 77058, USA
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تاریخ انتشار 2011