Volume 49, Issue 11

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November 2016

Special Issue: Selected Contributions from the 49th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium Held in San Francisco, California from 28 June to 1 July, 2015

Issue Editors:

Joseph Morris,
Alvin Chan,
Russell Detwiler,
Greg Hasenfus,
Haiying Huang,
Marisela Sanchez-Nagel

26 articles in this issue

Tensile Strength of Geological Discontinuities Including Incipient Bedding, Rock Joints and Mineral Veins
J. Shang
S. R. Hencher
L. J. West
Original Paper Open access 02 July 2016 Pages: 4213 - 4225
Strength, Deformability and X-ray Micro-CT Observations of Deeply Buried Marble Under Different Confining Pressures
Sheng-Qi Yang
Yang Ju
Yi-Lin Gui
Original Paper 02 July 2016 Pages: 4227 - 4244
Fracturing and Damage to Sandstone Under Coupling Effects of Chemical Corrosion and Freeze–Thaw Cycles
Tielin Han
Junping Shi
Xiaoshan Cao
Original Paper 23 June 2016 Pages: 4245 - 4255
Analysis of the Behavior of Sedimentary Rocks Under Impact Loading
Oliver Millon
Maria Luisa Ruiz-Ripoll
Tobias Hoerth
Original Paper 02 July 2016 Pages: 4257 - 4272
Orientation Uncertainty of Structures Measured in Cored Boreholes: Methodology and Case Study of Swedish Crystalline Rock
Martin Stigsson
Original Paper Open access 30 June 2016 Pages: 4273 - 4284
Assessment of the Accuracy of Close Distance Photogrammetric JRC Data
Dong Hyun Kim
George Poropat
Arumugam Balasubramaniam
Original Paper 04 July 2016 Pages: 4285 - 4301
Rock Mass Characterization by High-Resolution Sonic and GSI Borehole Logging
F. Agliardi
M. Sapigni
G. B. Crosta
Original Paper 22 June 2016 Pages: 4303 - 4318
An Experimental and Numerical Study on Mechanical Behavior of Ubiquitous-Joint Brittle Rock-Like Specimens Under Uniaxial Compression
Ri-hong Cao
Ping Cao
Hang Lin
Original Paper 22 June 2016 Pages: 4319 - 4338
Analysis of Fracturing Network Evolution Behaviors in Random Naturally Fractured Rock Blocks
Y. Wang
X. Li
B. Zhang
Original Paper 19 July 2016 Pages: 4339 - 4347
Spreading and Deposit Characteristics of a Rapid Dry Granular Avalanche Across 3D Topography: Experimental Study
Yu-Feng Wang
Qiang Xu
Zhong-Xu Luo
Original Paper 20 July 2016 Pages: 4349 - 4370
The Interplay of In Situ Stress Ratio and Transverse Isotropy in the Rock Mass on Prestressed Concrete-Lined Pressure Tunnels
T. D. Y. F. Simanjuntak
M. Marence
A. E. Mynett
Original Paper 29 June 2016 Pages: 4371 - 4392
Rock Burst Monitoring by Integrated Microseismic and Electromagnetic Radiation Methods
Xuelong Li
Enyuan Wang
Liming Qiu
Original Paper 01 July 2016 Pages: 4393 - 4406
Microseismic Precursory Characteristics of Rock Burst Hazard in Mining Areas Near a Large Residual Coal Pillar: A Case Study from Xuzhuang Coal Mine, Xuzhou, China
An-ye Cao
Lin-ming Dou
Yu Gu
Original Paper 01 July 2016 Pages: 4407 - 4422
Influence of Large Syncline on In Situ Stress Field: A Case Study of the Kaiping Coalfield, China
Jun Han
Hongwei Zhang
Ting Ren
Original Paper 01 July 2016 Pages: 4423 - 4440
Dynamic Analysis of Tunnel in Weathered Rock Subjected to Internal Blast Loading
Rohit Tiwari
Tanusree Chakraborty
Vasant Matsagar
Original Paper 05 July 2016 Pages: 4441 - 4458
Free-face-Assisted Rock Breaking Method Based on the Multi-stage Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) Cutterhead
Qi Geng
Zhengying Wei
Amund Bruland
Original Paper 22 July 2016 Pages: 4459 - 4472
Experimental Weathering of Weak Sandstone Without Direct Water Participation by Using Sandstone from the Yungang Grottoes in Datong, China
Ying Qin
Yinghong Wang
Jizhong Huang
Technical Note 13 May 2016 Pages: 4473 - 4478
Choosing Appropriate Parameters for Developing Empirical Shear Strength Criterion of Rock Joint: Review and New Insights
Zhi Cheng Tang
Yu Yong Jiao
Xiao Chuan Wang
Technical Note 02 June 2016 Pages: 4479 - 4490
Strength of Rock-Like Specimens with Pre-existing Cracks of Different Length and Width
Ivan Gratchev
Dong Hyun Kim
Chong Kit Yeung
Technical Note 21 May 2016 Pages: 4491 - 4496
Anisotropies in Mechanical Behaviour, Thermal Expansion and P-Wave Velocity of Sandstone with Bedding Planes
Hui Zhou
Haitao Liu
Fan Zhang
Technical Note 23 May 2016 Pages: 4497 - 4504
Introduction to Selected Contributions from the 49th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium Held in San Francisco, California from 28 June to 1 July, 2015
Joseph Morris
Alvin Chan
Marisela Sanchez-Nagel
Editorial 25 October 2016 Pages: 4505 - 4505
Correlation of the Rock Mass Rating (RMR) System with the Unified Soil Classification System (USCS): Introduction of the Weak Rock Mass Rating System (W-RMR)
Sean N. Warren
Raj R. Kallu
Chase K. Barnard
Original Paper 20 September 2016 Pages: 4507 - 4518
Impact of Partially Cemented and Non-persistent Natural Fractures on Hydraulic Fracture Propagation
Wei Fu
Brandon C. Ames
Alexei A. Savitski
Original Paper 29 September 2016 Pages: 4519 - 4526
Calibrated Acoustic Emission System Records M −3.5 to M −8 Events Generated on a Saw-Cut Granite Sample
Gregory C. McLaskey
David A. Lockner
Original Paper 10 September 2016 Pages: 4527 - 4536
Dimensioning Principles in Potash and Salt: Stability and Integrity
W. Minkley
J. Mühlbauer
C. Lüdeling
Original Paper 20 September 2016 Pages: 4537 - 4555
Numerical and Experimental Studies of Particle Settling in Real Fracture Geometries
Pratanu Roy
Wyatt L. Du Frane
Stuart D. C. Walsh
Original Paper 30 September 2016 Pages: 4557 - 4569

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