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Stress-strain state of karst areas

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Numerical modeling data on evolution of the stress-strain state of a rock mass containing a karst cavity are reported.

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Translated from Fiziko-Tekhnicheskie Problemy Razrabotki Poleznykh Iskopaemykh, No. 6, pp. 3–10, November-December, 2009.

Original article submitted October 9, 2009

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Baryakh, A.A., Rusin, E.P., Stazhevsky, S.B. et al. Stress-strain state of karst areas. J Min Sci 45, 517–524 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10913-009-0065-y

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