Development of Fault Similar Material for Model Test of Fault Water Inrush Disaster

Zhipeng Li1, Deming Wang1, Kai Wang2

  • 1School of Transportation and Civil Engineering, Shandong Jiaotong University, Jinan 250357, China.

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