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Effects of Stress on Cave Passage Shape in Karst Terranes

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    E. M. Criss, R. E. Criss & G. R. Osburn

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Authors’ address: Dr. Robert E. Criss, Washington University, 1 Brookings Drive, Campus Box 1169, St. Louis, MO 63130-4862, U.S.A.

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Criss, E., Criss, R. & Osburn, G. Effects of Stress on Cave Passage Shape in Karst Terranes. Rock Mech Rock Eng 41, 499–505 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00603-006-0106-7

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