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India’s Jaisalmer Sandcastle is a desert castle with a history of more than 800 years. With the development of the tourism industry, many inns, hotels and entertainment venues have been built in the castle, and residents can enjoy convenient tap water.
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Zhu, H., Wu, Z., Chen, M., Zhao, Y. (2019). Inspirations from the Stability of Ancient Structures. In: Controlling Differential Settlement of Highway Soft Soil Subgrade. SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-0722-5_3
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