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Co-authors L.R. Alejano and I. Pérez-Rey acknowledge the Spanish Ministry of the Economy, Industry and Competitiveness for funding their research studies under Contract Reference No. BIA2014-53368P, partially financed by ERDF funds from the EU. The persons working at the laboratories cited in the paper are also acknowledged for their help in performing the testing. Ailish M. J. Maher is acknowledged for English edition of a version of the manuscript.
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This manuscript contains interesting findings in rock mechanics practice, derived from large efforts to test the same rocks under different conditions and different laboratories. At the same time, this manuscript presents part of the work which will be used to prepare a Suggested Method on Tilt Testing. It is published in the form of a Technical Note, although its length exceeds what is generally accepted for this type of publication.
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Alejano, L.R., Muralha, J., Ulusay, R. et al. A Benchmark Experiment to Assess Factors Affecting Tilt Test Results for Sawcut Rock Surfaces. Rock Mech Rock Eng 50, 2547–2562 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00603-017-1271-6
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