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Modeling Roughness of Rock Discontinuity Surfaces: A Signal Analysis Approach

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We thank Prof. B.-A. Jang of Kangwon National University (Republic of Korea) for sharing the digital data sets generated by Jang et al. (2014).

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  1. Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, The University of Mississippi, University, MS, 38677, USA

    Christopher Pickering & Adnan Aydin

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Pickering, C., Aydin, A. Modeling Roughness of Rock Discontinuity Surfaces: A Signal Analysis Approach. Rock Mech Rock Eng 49, 2959–2965 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00603-015-0870-3

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