1. Acoustic Emission Characteristics of Red Sandstone Specimens Under Uniaxial Cyclic Loading and Unloading Compression

   • Qingbin Meng
   • Mingwei Zhang
   • Yanlong Chen

   Original Paper 05 January 2018 Pages: 969 - 988

   

2. Determination of the Basic Friction Angle of Rock Surfaces by Tilt Tests

   • Hyun-Sic Jang
   • Qing-Zhao Zhang
   • Bo-An Jang

   Original Paper 28 December 2017 Pages: 989 - 1004

   

3. Experimental Investigation of the Peak Shear Strength Criterion Based on Three-Dimensional Surface Description

   • Quansheng Liu
   • Yongchao Tian
   • Hao Ma

   Original Paper 29 December 2017 Pages: 1005 - 1025

   

4. True Triaxial Experimental Study of Rockbursts Induced By Ramp and Cyclic Dynamic Disturbances

   • Guoshao Su
   • Lihua Hu
   • Zhaofu Yan

   Original Paper 19 December 2017 Pages: 1027 - 1045

   

5. Experimental Analysis of Hydraulic Fracture Growth and Acoustic Emission Response in a Layered Formation

   • Li Ning
   • Zhang Shicheng
   • Zhang Yinuo

   Original Paper 16 December 2017 Pages: 1047 - 1062

   

6. An Illustration of Determining Quantitatively the Rock Mass Quality Parameters of the Hoek–Brown Failure Criterion

   • Li Wu
   • Amoussou Coffi Adoko
   • Bo Li

   Original Paper 14 December 2017 Pages: 1063 - 1076

   

7. Modelling Coastal Cliff Recession Based on the GIM–DDD Method

   • Bin Gong
   • Shanyong Wang
   • Chun’an Tang

   Original Paper 15 December 2017 Pages: 1077 - 1095

   

8. Introducing Meta-models for a More Efficient Hazard Mitigation Strategy with Rockfall Protection Barriers

   • David Toe
   • Alessio Mentani
   • Stéphane Lambert

   Original Paper 10 January 2018 Pages: 1097 - 1109

   

9. Transverse Isotropy of Phyllite Under Brazilian Tests: Laboratory Testing and Numerical Simulations

   • Guowen Xu
   • Chuan He
   • Ang Su

   Original Paper 29 December 2017 Pages: 1111 - 1135

   

10. Investigation of the Rock Fragmentation Process by a Single TBM Cutter Using a Voronoi Element-Based Numerical Manifold Method

    • Quansheng Liu
    • Yalong Jiang
    • Qi Liu

    Original Paper 15 December 2017 Pages: 1137 - 1152

    

11. Numerical Simulation of Hydraulic Fracturing in Low-/High-Permeability, Quasi-Brittle and Heterogeneous Rocks

    • R. Pakzad
    • S. Y. Wang
    • S. W. Sloan

    Original Paper 27 December 2017 Pages: 1153 - 1171

    

12. Three-dimensional Reconstruction of Block Shape Irregularity and its Effects on Block Impacts Using an Energy-Based Approach

    • Yulong Zhang
    • Zaobao Liu
    • Jianfu Shao

    Original Paper 27 December 2017 Pages: 1173 - 1191

    

13. In Situ Observation of Rock Spalling in the Deep Tunnels of the China Jinping Underground Laboratory (2400 m Depth)

    • Xia-Ting Feng
    • Hong Xu
    • Yao-Hui Gao

    Original Paper 03 January 2018 Pages: 1193 - 1213

    

14. Investigation of the Mechanism of Roof Caving in the Jinchuan Nickel Mine, China

    • Kuo Ding
    • Fengshan Ma
    • Feng Liu

    Original Paper 21 December 2017 Pages: 1215 - 1226

    

15. Investigation into the Effects of Textural Properties on Cuttability Performance of a Chisel Tool

    • Deniz Tumac
    • Hanifi Copur
    • Emre Avunduk

    Original Paper 11 December 2017 Pages: 1227 - 1248

    

16. Estimation of Power Consumption in the Circular Sawing of Stone Based on Tangential Force Distribution

    • Guoqin Huang
    • Meiqin Zhang
    • Xipeng Xu

    Original Paper 19 December 2017 Pages: 1249 - 1261

    

17. Investigation on the Cracking Character of Jointed Rock Mass Beneath TBM Disc Cutter

    • Haiqing Yang
    • Junfeng Liu
    • Bolong Liu

    Original Paper 03 January 2018 Pages: 1263 - 1277

    

18. The Effect of Density and Porosity on the Correlation Between Uniaxial Compressive Strength and P-wave Velocity

    • Amin Jamshidi
    • Hasan Zamanian
    • Reza Zarei Sahamieh

    Technical Note 14 December 2017 Pages: 1279 - 1286

    

19. Identification of Primary Mineral Elements and Macroscopic Parameters in Thermal Damage Process of Limestone with Canonical Correlation Analysis

    • Weiqiang Zhang
    • Qiang Sun

    Technical Note 20 January 2018 Pages: 1287 - 1292

    

20. Effect of Thermal Treatment on Brazilian Tensile Strength of Granites with Different Grain Size Distributions

    • Zhihong Zhao
    • Zhina Liu
    • Xue Li

    Technical Note 23 January 2018 Pages: 1293 - 1303