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Effective Stress Principle for Partially Saturated Rock Fractures

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The authors thank the Editor and the anonymous reviewers for the valuable comments in improving this study. The financial supports from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 51179136 and 51222903) and the National Basic Research Program of China (No. 2011CB013503) are gratefully acknowledged.

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  1. School of Hydraulic Engineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha, 410114, China

    Y. Li

  2. State Key Laboratory of Water Resources and Hydropower Engineering Science, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China

    Y. Li, Y. F. Chen & C. B. Zhou

  3. School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330031, China

    C. B. Zhou

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Li, Y., Chen, Y.F. & Zhou, C.B. Effective Stress Principle for Partially Saturated Rock Fractures. Rock Mech Rock Eng 49, 1091–1096 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00603-015-0758-2

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