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Soltani, A. Discussion: Influence of external stress and initial density on the volumetric behavior of an expansive clay during wetting [Environ Earth Sci (2020) 79(10), 211]. Environ Earth Sci 79, 506 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-020-09249-z
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