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A Hypothesis on Modes of Failure of Rock Samples Tested in Uniaxial Compression

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Szwedzicki, T. A Hypothesis on Modes of Failure of Rock Samples Tested in Uniaxial Compression. Rock Mech. Rock Engng. 40, 97–104 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00603-006-0096-5

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