Volume 45, Issue 5 | Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering

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Volume 45, Issue 5

September 2012

Special Issue: Discontinuum Modeling

20 articles in this issue

Editorial
Giovanni Barla
Editorial 23 August 2012 Pages: 647 - 647
A Bonded Particle Model Simulation of Shear Strength and Asperity Degradation for Rough Rock Fractures
Mohammad Sadegh Asadi
Vamegh Rasouli
Giovanni Barla
Original Paper 08 March 2012 Pages: 649 - 675
A Study of the Failure Mechanism of Planar Non-Persistent Open Joints Using PFC2D
A. Ghazvinian
V. Sarfarazi
M. Blumel
Original Paper 17 March 2012 Pages: 677 - 693
A Discrete Element Model for Predicting Shear Strength and Degradation of Rock Joint by Using Compressive and Tensile Test Data
T. Kazerani
Z. Y. Yang
J. Zhao
Original Paper 12 May 2011 Pages: 695 - 709
Cracking Processes in Rock-Like Material Containing a Single Flaw Under Uniaxial Compression: A Numerical Study Based on Parallel Bonded-Particle Model Approach
Xiao-Ping Zhang
Louis Ngai Yuen Wong
Original Paper 13 November 2011 Pages: 711 - 737
Experimental and Numerical Studies on Determination of Indirect Tensile Strength of Rocks
Nazife Erarslan
Zheng Zhao Liang
David John Williams
Original Paper 25 November 2011 Pages: 739 - 751
A Numerical Investigation of Fracture Infilling and Spacing in Layered Rocks Subjected to Hydro-Mechanical Loading
L. C. Li
C. A. Tang
S. Y. Wang
Original Paper 01 November 2011 Pages: 753 - 765
Analysis of Fracture Mechanics Tests on Opalinus Clay
S. Valente
C. Fidelibus
F. Barpi
Original Paper 19 February 2012 Pages: 767 - 779
A Lattice Spring Model for Coupled Fluid Flow and Deformation Problems in Geomechanics
GaoFeng Zhao
Nasser Khalili
Original Paper 02 August 2012 Pages: 781 - 799
Numerical Simulation of 3D Hydraulic Fracturing Based on an Improved Flow-Stress-Damage Model and a Parallel FEM Technique
L. C. Li
C. A. Tang
Y. B. Zhang
Original Paper 24 April 2012 Pages: 801 - 818
Rock Mass Behavior Under Hydropower Embankment Dams: A Two-Dimensional Numerical Study
A. Bondarchuk
M. V. S. Ask
E. Nordlund
Original Paper 20 August 2011 Pages: 819 - 835
A Study of Optimal Rock-Cutting Conditions for Hard Rock TBM Using the Discrete Element Method
T. Moon
J. Oh
Original Paper 20 September 2011 Pages: 837 - 849
Modeling Particle Rolling Behavior by the Modified Eccentric Circle Model of DEM
Yi-Long Chang
Tsung-Hsien Chen
Meng-Chia Weng
Original Paper Open access 23 February 2012 Pages: 851 - 862
Discrete Element Modeling of Drop Tests
Yuannian Wang
Fulvio Tonon
Original Paper 03 July 2012 Pages: 863 - 869
Rockfall Hazard Analysis From Discrete Fracture Network Modelling with Finite Persistence Discontinuities
Cédric Lambert
Klaus Thoeni
Scott Sloan
Original Paper 21 April 2012 Pages: 871 - 884
Full-Scale Dynamic Analysis of an Innovative Rockfall Fence Under Impact Using the Discrete Element Method: from the Local Scale to the Structure Scale
D. Bertrand
A. Trad
C. Silvani
Original Paper 19 February 2012 Pages: 885 - 900
Wave Propagation in Discontinuous Media by the Scattering Matrix Method
A. Perino
R. Orta
G. Barla
Original Paper 26 July 2012 Pages: 901 - 918
A New Viscous Boundary Condition in the Two-Dimensional Discontinuous Deformation Analysis Method for Wave Propagation Problems
Huirong Bao
Yossef H. Hatzor
Xin Huang
Original Paper 28 April 2012 Pages: 919 - 928
Fracture-Induced Anisotropic Attenuation
José M. Carcione
Juan E. Santos
Stefano Picotti
Original Paper 25 March 2012 Pages: 929 - 942
Some Fundamental Issues and Verification of 3DEC in Modeling Wave Propagation in Jointed Rock Masses
X. F. Deng
J. B. Zhu
J. Zhao
Technical Note 18 July 2012 Pages: 943 - 951