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Case studies on Q-slope method use for slope stability analyses

By: Eren Komurlu  
Open Access
|Jul 2022

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sgem-2022-0010 | Journal eISSN: 2083-831X | Journal ISSN: 0137-6365
Language: English
Page range: 190 - 197
Submitted on: Aug 1, 2021
Accepted on: May 4, 2022
Published on: Jul 27, 2022
Published by: Wroclaw University of Science and Technology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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