True-triaxial testing techniques for rocks—state of the art and future perspectives

True Triaxial Testing of Rocks

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 3-18

  Li, X ^a   Shi, L ^a   Bai, B ^a   Li, Q ^a   Xu, D ^a   Feng, X ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

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EID: 85055479785     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1201/b12705     Document Type: Chapter

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