Determination of the vertical extent of transition zones based on the dispersion measures of CPTu tests and the impact of excluding these zones in estimating characteristic values of parameters
By: Wojciech Janecki
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sgem-2026-0008 | Journal eISSN: 2083-831X (formerly 0137-124X) | Journal ISSN: 0137-6365
Language: English
Page range: 1 - 15
Submitted on: Nov 6, 2025
Accepted on: Jun 15, 2026
Published on: Oct 17, 2026
Published by: Wroclaw University of Science and Technology
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