Experimental Study on the Effects of Unloading Normal Stress on Shear Mechanical Behaviour of Sandstone Containing a Parallel Fissure Pair

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Numerical analysis of initiation and progressive failure in natural rock slopes—the 1991 Randa rockslide

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Crack coalescence in specimens with open and closed flaws: A comparison

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The initiation of secondary cracks in compression

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