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Fuzzy spectral clustering for identification of rock discontinuity sets

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  2. ETS Caminos, C. y P. Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Spain

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Correspondence: R. Jimenez, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Imperial College London, Skempton Building, Room 335, SW7 2AZ London, UK

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Jimenez, R. Fuzzy spectral clustering for identification of rock discontinuity sets. Rock Mech Rock Eng 41, 929–939 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00603-007-0155-6

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