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Point Load Test on Meta-Sedimentary Rocks and Correlation to UCS and BTS

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Acknowledgments

The authors would like to thank Mr. Ming Da Loo and Mr. Gang Liu for the specimen preparation; Mr. Piyush Kumar Sharma for performing P-wave velocity measurements; and Dr. Nwe Nwe Oo for performing the lithological description and petrographical study of the tested specimens.

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    Diyuan Li & Louis Ngai Yuen Wong

  2. School of Resources and Safety Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, China

    Diyuan Li

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Li, D., Wong, L.N.Y. Point Load Test on Meta-Sedimentary Rocks and Correlation to UCS and BTS. Rock Mech Rock Eng 46, 889–896 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00603-012-0299-x

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