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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The authors are indebted to the following persons and institutions that made this
work possible: Evangelista C. Fonseca, Federal University of Bahia Geotechnical
Laboratory, Tecnosolo S.A., DERBA/Bahia State Highway Department,
University of Brasilia, Bidim-BBA Geosynthetics, Amoco Geosynthetics, and
CAPES/Brazilian Ministry of Education.
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