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Slope Stability Analysis using Equivalent Mohr–Coulomb and Hoek–Brown criteria

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This work was financially supported by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC: RES0014117).

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Rafiei Renani, H., Martin, C.D. Slope Stability Analysis using Equivalent Mohr–Coulomb and Hoek–Brown criteria. Rock Mech Rock Eng 53, 13–21 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00603-019-01889-3

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