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  1. Department of Geological Engineering, Dumlupinar University, Kütahya, Turkey

    Zeynal Abiddin Erguler

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  1. Natural Resources Canada, Geological Survey of Canada Natural Resources Canada, Sidney, Ontario, Canada

    Peter Bobrowsky

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    Brian Marker

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Erguler, Z.A. (2018). Drilling. In: Bobrowsky, P., Marker, B. (eds) Encyclopedia of Engineering Geology. Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-12127-7_95-1

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