A Review of the Tensile Strength of Rock: Concepts and Testing

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Perras, Matthew A., and Mark S. Diederichs. “A Review of the Tensile Strength of Rock: Concepts and Testing”. Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, vol. 32, no. 2, 2014, pp. 525-46, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10706-014-9732-0.
Perras, M. A., & Diederichs, M. S. (2014). A Review of the Tensile Strength of Rock: Concepts and Testing. Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 32(2), 525-546. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10706-014-9732-0
Perras, Matthew A., and Mark S. Diederichs. “A Review of the Tensile Strength of Rock: Concepts and Testing”. Geotechnical and Geological Engineering 32, no. 2 (2014): 525-46. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10706-014-9732-0.
Perras MA, Diederichs MS. A Review of the Tensile Strength of Rock: Concepts and Testing. Geotechnical and Geological Engineering. 2014;32(2):525-46.
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