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Effects of Rock Classes and Porosity on the Relation between Uniaxial Compressive Strength and Some Rock Properties for Carbonate Rocks

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Acknowledgments

This research was carried out in conformance with a research program supported by the Research, Statistics, and Information Technology Committee of Fars Management and Programming Organization at Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran. Authors would like to thank the organization for their support, and also thank reviewers for their careful review, comments, and critiques, which certainly led to improvement of the manuscript.

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  1. Earth Sciences Department, College of Sciences, Shiraz University, 7146713565, Shiraz, Iran

    M. A. Rajabzadeh & Z. Moosavinasab

  2. Civil Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran

    G. Rakhshandehroo

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Rajabzadeh, M.A., Moosavinasab, Z. & Rakhshandehroo, G. Effects of Rock Classes and Porosity on the Relation between Uniaxial Compressive Strength and Some Rock Properties for Carbonate Rocks. Rock Mech Rock Eng 45, 113–122 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00603-011-0169-y

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