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GEOTECHNIQUE
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Chairman and Honorary Editor Prof essor C. R. L Clayton University of Southampton Members
Professor E. E. Alonso
Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
Professor A. Amorosi Politecnico di Bari, Italy Dr P. 1. Bourne-Webb
Independent Consultant, Portugal Dr B. Byme
University of Oxford Dr Z. Cabarkapa
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Cardiff University
Dr Y-1.Cui
/Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées, France Dr E. Ibraim
University of Bristol Dr S. Glendinning University of Newcastle Professor L Rerle
Technical University of Dresden, Germany Professor M. Karstunen
University of Strathclyde, Glasgow Dr J. Knappett
University of Dundee Dr R. Lagioia
University of Brescia, ltaly Professor L. Laloui
Ecole Polytechnique Fédédrale de Lausanne, Switzerland
Dr W Murphy University of Leeds Dr C. O'Sullivan Imperial College, London Dr A. Osman
Durham University Dr T. Roberts WJ Groundwater, Rerts Dr C. Smith
University of Sheffield Professor A. Tarantino
University of Strathclyde, Glasgow Dr N. L Thusyanthan
University of Cambridge Dr A. Zervos
University of Southampton
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