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Reply to discussion by H. Sonmez on “Effect of weathering on the geomechanical properties of andesite, Ankara, Turkey” by M. Orhan, N.S. Isik, T. Topal, M. Ozer, Environmental Geology, 50 (1): 85–100 (2006)

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  1. Department of Construction, Geotechnical Division, Gazi University, 06500, Ankara, Turkey

    M. Orhan, N. S. Isik & M. Ozer

  2. Department of Geological Engineering, METU, 06531, Ankara, Turkey

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Orhan, M., Isik, N.S., Topal, T. et al. Reply to discussion by H. Sonmez on “Effect of weathering on the geomechanical properties of andesite, Ankara, Turkey” by M. Orhan, N.S. Isik, T. Topal, M. Ozer, Environmental Geology, 50 (1): 85–100 (2006). Environ Geol 55, 917–919 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00254-007-1036-8

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