1. The Status of Water in Swelling Shales: An Insight from the Water Retention Properties of the Callovo-Oxfordian Claystone

   • Hamza Menaceur
   • Pierre Delage
   • Jean Talandier

   Original Paper 06 August 2016 Pages: 4571 - 4586

   

2. Fracture Energy-Based Brittleness Index Development and Brittleness Quantification by Pre-peak Strength Parameters in Rock Uniaxial Compression

   • H. Munoz
   • A. Taheri
   • E. K. Chanda

   Original Paper 22 August 2016 Pages: 4587 - 4606

   

3. An Experimental Study on Normal Stress and Shear Rate Dependency of Basic Friction Coefficient in Dry and Wet Limestone Joints

   • Seyedahmad Mehrishal
   • Mostafa Sharifzadeh
   • Jae-Jon Song

   Original Paper 27 August 2016 Pages: 4607 - 4629

   

4. Statistical Characterization of the Mechanical Parameters of Intact Rock Under Triaxial Compression: An Experimental Proof of the Jinping Marble

   • Quan Jiang
   • Shan Zhong
   • Leibo Song

   Original Paper 28 July 2016 Pages: 4631 - 4646

   

5. A Novel True Triaxial Apparatus to Study the Geomechanical and Fluid Flow Aspects of Energy Exploitations in Geological Formations

   • Minghui Li
   • Guangzhi Yin
   • Changbao Jiang

   Original Paper 29 July 2016 Pages: 4647 - 4659

   

6. Development of Helium-Mass-Spectrometry-Permeameter for the Measurement of Permeability of Near-Impermeable Rock

   • Moo Y. Lee
   • Stephen J. Bauer

   Original Paper 01 August 2016 Pages: 4661 - 4665

   

7. A Reconsideration of the Extension Strain Criterion for Fracture and Failure of Rock

   • J. Wesseloo
   • T. R. Stacey

   Original Paper 01 August 2016 Pages: 4667 - 4679

   

8. Estimation Criteria for Rock Brittleness Based on Energy Analysis During the Rupturing Process

   • Chi Ai
   • Jun Zhang
   • Ji-gang Wang

   Original Paper 30 August 2016 Pages: 4681 - 4698

   

9. Effects of Water Intrusion on Mechanical Properties of and Crack Propagation in Coal

   • Qiangling Yao
   • Tian Chen
   • Xuehua Li

   Original Paper 12 September 2016 Pages: 4699 - 4709

   

10. Three-Dimensional Numerical Simulation on Triaxial Failure Mechanical Behavior of Rock-Like Specimen Containing Two Unparallel Fissures

    • Yan-Hua Huang
    • Sheng-Qi Yang
    • Jian Zhao

    Original Paper 15 September 2016 Pages: 4711 - 4729

    

11. XFEM-Based CZM for the Simulation of 3D Multiple-Cluster Hydraulic Fracturing in Quasi-Brittle Shale Formations

    • Mahdi Haddad
    • Kamy Sepehrnoori

    Original Paper 02 August 2016 Pages: 4731 - 4748

    

12. Discontinuum Modelling Approach for Stress Analysis at a Seismic Source: Case Study

    • Atsushi Sainoki
    • Hani S. Mitri
    • Damodara Chinnasane

    Original Paper 19 September 2016 Pages: 4749 - 4765

    

13. Numerical Modeling of Earthquake-Induced Landslide Using an Improved Discontinuous Deformation Analysis Considering Dynamic Friction Degradation of Joints

    • Da Huang
    • Yixiang Song
    • Guoyang Fu

    Original Paper 23 July 2016 Pages: 4767 - 4786

    

14. Parametric Study of Rockbolt Shear Behaviour by Double Shear Test

    • L. Li
    • P. C. Hagan
    • Y. Li

    Original Paper 29 July 2016 Pages: 4787 - 4797

    

15. Implementation of an Empirical Joint Constitutive Model into Finite-Discrete Element Analysis of the Geomechanical Behaviour of Fractured Rocks

    • Qinghua Lei
    • John-Paul Latham
    • Jiansheng Xiang

    Original Paper Open access 01 August 2016 Pages: 4799 - 4816

    

16. Deep Tunnel in Transversely Anisotropic Rock with Groundwater Flow

    • Antonio Bobet

    Original Paper 27 October 2016 Pages: 4817 - 4832

    

17. Back-Analysis of Tunnel Response from Field Monitoring Using Simulated Annealing

    • Sotirios Vardakos
    • Marte Gutierrez
    • Caichu Xia

    Original Paper 26 August 2016 Pages: 4833 - 4852

    

18. Geological Investigation and Tunnel Excavation Aspects of the Weakness Zones of Xiang’an Subsea Tunnels in China

    • Peixin Shi
    • Dingli Zhang
    • Wei Liu

    Original Paper 27 August 2016 Pages: 4853 - 4867

    

19. Discrete Element Modelling of the Influence of Reinforcement in Structurally Controlled Squeezing Mechanisms in a Hard Rock Mine

    • Efstratios Karampinos
    • John Hadjigeorgiou
    • Pascal Turcotte

    Original Paper 09 September 2016 Pages: 4869 - 4892

    

20. Review of Hydraulic Fracturing for Preconditioning in Cave Mining

    • Q. He
    • F. T. Suorineni
    • J. Oh

    Original Paper 30 August 2016 Pages: 4893 - 4910

    

21. Fracture Mechanical Behavior of Sandstone Subjected to High-Temperature Treatment and Its Acoustic Emission Characteristics Under Uniaxial Compression Conditions

    • Biao Kong
    • Enyuan Wang
    • Nan Li

    Technical Note 16 June 2016 Pages: 4911 - 4918

    

22. Shear Behaviour and Acoustic Emission Characteristics of Different Joints Under Various Stress Levels

    • Fanzhen Meng
    • Hui Zhou
    • Liming Zhang

    Technical Note 24 June 2016 Pages: 4919 - 4928

    

23. Evaluation of the Micro-cracks in Shale from the Stress Sensitivity of Ultrasonic Velocities

    • Xiaoqiong Wang
    • Hongkui Ge
    • Hao Chen

    Technical Note 17 June 2016 Pages: 4929 - 4934

    

24. Preliminary Application of X-ray Computed Tomograph on Characterisation of Polish Gas Shale Mechanical Properties

    • M. Cała
    • K. Cyran
    • M. Szczygielski

    Technical Note 06 July 2016 Pages: 4935 - 4943

    

25. Case Study of Passive Seismic Velocity Tomography in Rock Burst Hazard Assessment During Underground Coal Entry Excavation

    • Guang-an Zhu
    • Lin-ming Dou
    • Wei Shen

    Technical Note 20 June 2016 Pages: 4945 - 4955

    

26. Numerical Simulation of Heterogeneous Rock Using Discrete Element Model Based on Digital Image Processing

    • Xin Tan
    • Heinz Konietzky
    • Wei Chen

    Technical Note 22 June 2016 Pages: 4957 - 4964

    

27. Erratum to: Preliminary Application of X-ray Computed Tomography on Characterisation of Polish Gas Shale Mechanical Properties

    • M. Cała
    • K. Cyran
    • M. Szczygielski

    Erratum 19 October 2016 Pages: 4965 - 4965