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L-shaped reinforced concrete retaining wall design: cost and sizing optimization

Aylin Ece Kayabekir, Zülal Akbay Arama, Gebrail Bekdaş, İlknur Dalyan
Aylin Ece Kayabekir iD Department of Civil Engineering, İstanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, 34320 İstanbul, Turkey
Zülal Akbay Arama iD Department of Civil Engineering, İstanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, 34320 İstanbul, Turkey
Gebrail Bekdaş iD * Department of Civil Engineering, İstanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, 34320 İstanbul, Turkey
İlknur Dalyan iD Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency, 06800 Ankara, Turkey
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