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Site Investigation and Preparation

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The site is the portion of land on which a building or other project will be positioned. The characteristics of the site have a large effect on the size and shape, the appearance, the technology used, the costs and the timing of the project.

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© 1997 A.V. Hore, J.G. Kehoe, R. McMullan and M.R. Penton

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Hore, A.V., Kehoe, J.G., McMullan, R., Penton, M.R. (1997). Site Investigation and Preparation. In: Construction 2. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-13930-9_7

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