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Rock Cutting Tests with a Simple-Shaped Chisel Pick to Provide Some Useful Data

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Yasar, S., Yilmaz, A.O. Rock Cutting Tests with a Simple-Shaped Chisel Pick to Provide Some Useful Data. Rock Mech Rock Eng 50, 3261–3269 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00603-017-1303-2

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