i. Differentiate the significant challenges in terms of geological conditions and potential risk related to the construction of the existing PLUS Highway and the West Coast Expressway with the sketches' help. Also, discuss the answer by considering topography's influence and the challenging geological conditions to climate change in the next 50 years.

i. Differentiate the significant challenges in terms of geological conditions and potential risk related to the construction of the existing PLUS Highway and the West Coast Expressway with the sketches' help. Also, discuss the answer by considering topography's influence and the challenging geological conditions to climate change in the next 50 years.

Structural Analysis

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Author:KASSIMALI, Aslam.

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