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study further suggests that the simple soil-structure in-
teraction tests can effectively be used in characterization
of shear behaviour of the surface treated mesh-reinforced
cement composites.
7. Acknowledgements
The present study is partly supported by the Research Grant
No. 22580271 with funds from Grants-in-Aid for Scientific
Research, Japan. The writers gratefully acknowledge these
supports. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions ex-
pressed in this paper are those of the authors and do not
necessarily reflect the views of the sponsor.
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