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Predicting the uniaxial compressive strength and elastic modulus of a fault breccia from texture coefficient

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  1. Institute for Geology, Mineralogy and Geophysics, Ruhr-University, Bochum, Germany

    M. Alber

  2. Mining Engineering Department, Nigde University, Nigde, Turkey

    S. Kahraman

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Alber, M., Kahraman, S. Predicting the uniaxial compressive strength and elastic modulus of a fault breccia from texture coefficient. Rock Mech Rock Eng 42, 117–127 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00603-008-0167-x

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