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Experimental and numerical simulation studies on the mechanical properties and failure characteristics of rock masses with weak interlayers

Feng Wang,

Roles Conceptualization

Affiliation Open-pit Mining Branch of Ansteel Mining Gongchangling Co., Ltd., Liaoyang, Liaoning, China
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Yong Yang,

Roles Conceptualization

Affiliation Open-pit Mining Branch of Ansteel Mining Gongchangling Co., Ltd., Liaoyang, Liaoning, China
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Yuchi Wang,

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Open-pit Mining Branch of Ansteel Mining Gongchangling Co., Ltd., Liaoyang, Liaoning, China
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Zhaoyu Li ,

Roles Writing – original draft

* E-mail: lizyu2001@163.com (ZL); xzgyy88@163.com (ZX)

Affiliation School of Civil Engineering, University of Science and Technology Liaoning, Anshan, China

https://orcid.org/0009-0002-3821-8139

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Baoliang Han,

Roles Resources

Affiliation School of Civil Engineering, University of Science and Technology Liaoning, Anshan, China
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Yang Bin,

Roles Conceptualization

Affiliation School of Civil Engineering, University of Science and Technology Liaoning, Anshan, China
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Jun Hu,

Roles Resources

Affiliation School of Civil Engineering, University of Science and Technology Liaoning, Anshan, China
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Yujiang Yang,

Roles Supervision

Affiliation School of Mining Engineering, University of Science and Technology Liaoning, Anshan, China
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Zhiguo Xia

Roles Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: lizyu2001@163.com (ZL); xzgyy88@163.com (ZX)

Affiliation School of Mining Engineering, University of Science and Technology Liaoning, Anshan, China
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Experimental and numerical simulation studies on the mechanical properties and failure characteristics of rock masses with weak interlayers

Feng Wang,
Yong Yang,
Yuchi Wang,
Zhaoyu Li,
Baoliang Han,
Yang Bin,
Jun Hu,
Yujiang Yang,
Zhiguo Xia

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Published: August 7, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0327047

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