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Dynamic Brazilian Splitting Test of Ring-Shaped Specimens with Different Hole Diameters

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This paper was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (41272304, 11472311) and Hunan Provincial Innovation Foundation for Postgraduate (71380100005).

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Li, X., Wu, Q., Tao, M. et al. Dynamic Brazilian Splitting Test of Ring-Shaped Specimens with Different Hole Diameters. Rock Mech Rock Eng 49, 4143–4151 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00603-016-0995-z

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