The Stability Analysis Method of the Cohesive Granular Slope on the Basis of Graph Theory.
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SUBMITTER: Guan Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5503330 | biostudies-other | 2017 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
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