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Estimating fractal dimension of lineaments using box counting method for the Indian landmass

V. JayaDepartment of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Kerala, Trivandrum, India.
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S.T.G RaghukanthDepartment of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai, India.Correspondence[email protected]
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S. Sonika MohanDepartment of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Kerala, Trivandrum, India.
Pages 314-331 | Received 22 Dec 2011, Accepted 02 Jan 2013, Published online: 05 Apr 2013

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