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Application of Q slope to Assess the Stability of Rock Slopes in Madrid Province, Spain

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Modifications applied to the original figure from Barton and Bar (2015)

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The authors kindly thank Dr Adrian Riquelme from the University of Alicante, Spain, for the review and suggestions for the manuscript.

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Jordá-Bordehore, L. Application of Q slope to Assess the Stability of Rock Slopes in Madrid Province, Spain. Rock Mech Rock Eng 50, 1947–1957 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00603-017-1211-5

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