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Sampling bias on orientation of discontinuities

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    P. H. S. W. Kulatilake

  2. Department of Civil Engineering, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA

    T. H. Wu

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Kulatilake, P.H.S.W., Wu, T.H. Sampling bias on orientation of discontinuities. Rock Mech Rock Engng 17, 243–253 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01032337

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