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Effects of Wetting and Cyclic Wetting–Drying on Tensile Strength of Sandstone with a Low Clay Mineral Content

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The study was jointly supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program, 2014CB047003), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51509138), the Recruitment Program of Beijing Youth Experts (2014000020124G115) and the Scientific Research Foundation of the Education Ministry for Returned Chinese Scholars, China. We thank Dr. Jianguo Han from Tsinghua University for performing Brazilian tensile tests. Prof. Linhai Han from Tsinghua University is acknowledged for borrowing us the high speed video camera.

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    Zhihong Zhao, Jun Yang, Dafeng Zhang & Huan Peng

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Zhao, Z., Yang, J., Zhang, D. et al. Effects of Wetting and Cyclic Wetting–Drying on Tensile Strength of Sandstone with a Low Clay Mineral Content. Rock Mech Rock Eng 50, 485–491 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00603-016-1087-9

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