Foundation Design: Principles and Practices (3rd Edition)
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9780133411898
Author: Donald P. Coduto, William A. Kitch, Man-chu Ronald Yeung
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 2, Problem 2.3QPP
List three sources of epistemic uncertainty associated with determining the soil strength at a given site and describe how you might reduce these uncertainties.
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