Finite element modelling of fracture propagation in saturated media using quasi-zero-thickness interface elements
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عنوان ژورنال: Computers and Geotechnics
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0266-352X
DOI: 10.1016/j.compgeo.2017.10.016