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Representative sampling method for laboratory testing on shear strength of rock joints (2022)
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Wang, C., Yong, R., Du, S., Luo, Z., Huang, C., & Ye, J. (2022). Representative sampling method for laboratory testing on shear strength of rock joints. Frontiers in Earth Science, 10, https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2022.974455

The direct shear test is commonly used to determine the shear strength of rock joints. The measured shear strength, however, varies greatly with specimen positions due to the heterogeneity of rock joints. As a result, selecting specimens that represe... Read More about Representative sampling method for laboratory testing on shear strength of rock joints.