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On the Factors Affecting the Formation of Shear Band Systems in Non-Cohesive Soils Under Extensional Strain

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Triantafyllidis, T., Wolf, H., König, D. (2006). On the Factors Affecting the Formation of Shear Band Systems in Non-Cohesive Soils Under Extensional Strain. In: Wu, W., Yu, HS. (eds) Modern Trends in Geomechanics. Springer Proceedings in Physics, vol 106. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-35724-7_27

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