1. Thanks to Our Reviewers 2017

   Editorial 06 January 2018 Pages: 1 - 4

2. The Effect of Lineation on Anisotropy in Dry and Saturated Himalayan Schistose Rock Under Brazilian Test Conditions

   • Jagadish Kundu
   • Bankim Mahanta
   • T. N. Singh

   Original Paper 24 August 2017 Pages: 5 - 21

   

3. Thermo-mechanical Properties of Upper Jurassic (Malm) Carbonate Rock Under Drained Conditions

   • Liang Pei
   • Guido Blöcher
   • Ernst Huenges

   Original Paper 07 September 2017 Pages: 23 - 45

   

4. Experimental Investigation on the Fatigue Mechanical Properties of Intermittently Jointed Rock Models Under Cyclic Uniaxial Compression with Different Loading Parameters

   • Yi Liu
   • Feng Dai
   • Peng Feng

   Original Paper 20 September 2017 Pages: 47 - 68

   

5. A New Stochastic Approach to Predict Peak and Residual Shear Strength of Natural Rock Discontinuities

   • D. Casagrande
   • O. Buzzi
   • G. Fenton

   Original Paper 30 August 2017 Pages: 69 - 99

   

6. Physical Modeling of Shear Behavior of Infilled Rock Joints Under CNL and CNS Boundary Conditions

   • Amit Kumar Shrivastava
   • K. Seshagiri Rao

   Original Paper 18 September 2017 Pages: 101 - 118

   

7. Estimation of Crack Initiation and Propagation Thresholds of Confined Brittle Coal Specimens Based on Energy Dissipation Theory

   • Jianguo Ning
   • Jun Wang
   • Xuesheng Liu

   Original Paper 13 September 2017 Pages: 119 - 134

   

8. Modeling Micro-cracking Behavior of Bukit Timah Granite Using Grain-Based Model

   • Jun Peng
   • Louis Ngai Yuen Wong
   • Zhihuan Li

   Original Paper 11 September 2017 Pages: 135 - 154

   

9. Resonant Column Tests and Nonlinear Elasticity in Simulated Rocks

   • Resmi Sebastian
   • T. G. Sitharam

   Original Paper 05 September 2017 Pages: 155 - 172

   

10. Experimental and Numerical Investigation of the Center-Cracked Horseshoe Disk Method for Determining the Mode I Fracture Toughness of Rock-Like Material

    • Hadi Haeri
    • V. Sarfarazi
    • Ahmadreza Hedayat

    Original Paper 07 September 2017 Pages: 173 - 185

    

11. Tunnel Face Stability and the Effectiveness of Advance Drainage Measures in Water-Bearing Ground of Non-uniform Permeability

    • Sara Zingg
    • Georg Anagnostou

    Original Paper 07 September 2017 Pages: 187 - 202

    

12. Experimental Investigation on the Effects of the Fixed Boundaries in Channelized Dry Granular Flows

    • L. Sarno
    • L. Carleo
    • P. Villani

    Original Paper 07 September 2017 Pages: 203 - 225

    

13. Experimental and Model Studies on Loading Path-Dependent and Nonlinear Gas Flow Behavior in Shale Fractures

    • Honglian Li
    • Yiyu Lu
    • Xiang Ao

    Original Paper 13 September 2017 Pages: 227 - 242

    

14. Rock Fracture Toughness Under Mode II Loading: A Theoretical Model Based on Local Strain Energy Density

    • M. Rashidi Moghaddam
    • M. R. Ayatollahi
    • F. Berto

    Original Paper 18 September 2017 Pages: 243 - 253

    

15. Experimental Investigation of the Influence of Confining Stress on Hard Rock Fragmentation Using a Conical Pick

    • Xibing Li
    • Shaofeng Wang
    • Shanyong Wang

    Original Paper 02 September 2017 Pages: 255 - 277

    

16. Analysis on the Relationship Between Layout and Consumption of Face Cutters on Hard Rock Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs)

    • Qi Geng
    • Amund Bruland
    • Francisco Javier Macias

    Original Paper 15 September 2017 Pages: 279 - 297

    

17. The Influence of Fracturing Fluids on Fracturing Processes: A Comparison Between Water, Oil and SC-CO₂

    • Jiehao Wang
    • Derek Elsworth
    • Yu Liu

    Original Paper 19 September 2017 Pages: 299 - 313

    

18. Application of Reservoir Flow Simulation Integrated with Geomechanics in Unconventional Tight Play

    • Menglu Lin
    • Shengnan Chen
    • Zhangxing Chen

    Original Paper 01 September 2017 Pages: 315 - 328

    

19. A Comparison Between the Shear Behavior of ‘Real’ Natural Rock Discontinuities and Their Replicas

    • H. K. Singh
    • A. Basu

    Technical Note 03 October 2017 Pages: 329 - 340

    

20. Stability Analysis of a Large-Volume Block in the Historical Rock-Cut City of Vardzia (Georgia)

    • D. Boldini
    • G. L. Guido
    • D. Spizzichino

    Technical Note 28 August 2017 Pages: 341 - 349

    

21. Experimental Investigation of the Tensile Behavior of Rock with Fully Grouted Bolts by the Direct Tensile Test

    • Chuangzhou Wu
    • Xuguang Chen
    • Denghua Yu

    Technical Note 09 September 2017 Pages: 351 - 357

    

22. Correction to: Comparison of Surface Properties in Natural and Artificially Generated Fractures in a Crystalline Rock

    • Daniel Vogler
    • Stuart D. C. Walsh
    • Florian Amann

    Correction 23 November 2017 Pages: 359 - 359