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The anisotropy of surface morphology characteristics of rock discontinuities

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    Present address: Department of Marine Civil Engineering, Tokai University, Orido, 3-20-1, Shimizu, Japan

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  1. Department of Civil Engineering, Meijo University, Nagoya, Japan

    Y. Shimizu

  2. Department of Civil Engineering, Aichi Institute of Technology, Toyota, Japan

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Aydan, Ö., Shimizu, Y. & Kawamoto, T. The anisotropy of surface morphology characteristics of rock discontinuities. Rock Mech Rock Engng 29, 47–59 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01019939

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