Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Year: 2019
Volume: 14
Issue: 23
Page No. 8639 - 8646

Geotechnical and Mineralogical Evaluations of Two Major Clay Deposits in Southwestern Nigeria

Authors : E.O. Odeyemi, O.O. Ige, O.D. Obasaju and O.O. Ogunsanwo

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