1. ‘Mathematical’ Cracks Versus Artificial Slits: Implications in the Determination of Fracture Toughness

   • Ch. F. Markides
   • S. K. Kourkoulis

   Original Paper 11 August 2015 Pages: 707 - 729

   

2. Numerical Investigation of Dynamic Rock Fracture Toughness Determination Using a Semi-Circular Bend Specimen in Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar Testing

   • Y. Xu
   • F. Dai
   • T. Zhao

   Original Paper 04 July 2015 Pages: 731 - 745

   

3. Thermal Influence on Mechanical Properties of Granite: A Microcracking Perspective

   • Zhihong Zhao

   Original Paper 22 May 2015 Pages: 747 - 762

   

4. Mechanical Behavior of Brittle Rock-Like Specimens with Pre-existing Fissures Under Uniaxial Loading: Experimental Studies and Particle Mechanics Approach

   • Ri-hong Cao
   • Ping Cao
   • Ke Ou

   Original Paper 19 June 2015 Pages: 763 - 783

   

5. Detection of Cracking Levels in Brittle Rocks by Parametric Analysis of the Acoustic Emission Signals

   • Zabihallah Moradian
   • Herbert H. Einstein
   • Gerard Ballivy

   Original Paper 16 June 2015 Pages: 785 - 800

   

6. Geometric Effect of Asperities on Shear Mechanism of Rock Joints

   • Ali Fathi
   • Zabihallah Moradian
   • Andrew J. Boyd

   Original Paper 01 August 2015 Pages: 801 - 820

   

7. Experimental Study on Peak Shear Strength Criterion for Rock Joints

   • Jie Yang
   • Guan Rong
   • Chuangbing Zhou

   Original Paper 30 June 2015 Pages: 821 - 835

   

8. Experimental Studies on the Mechanical Behaviour of Rock Joints with Various Openings

   • Y. Li
   • J. Oh
   • B. Hebblewhite

   Original Paper 16 June 2015 Pages: 837 - 853

   

9. Characterization of Anisotropy of Joint Surface Roughness and Aperture by Variogram Approach Based on Digital Image Processing Technique

   • S. J. Chen
   • W. C. Zhu
   • X. G. Liu

   Original Paper 30 July 2015 Pages: 855 - 876

   

10. Numerical Modeling of Jointed Rock Under Compressive Loading Using X-ray Computerized Tomography

    • Qinglei Yu
    • Shengqi Yang
    • Tianhong Yang

    Original Paper 11 August 2015 Pages: 877 - 891

    

11. Experimental and Numerical Studies on Development of Fracture Process Zone (FPZ) in Rocks under Cyclic and Static Loadings

    • M. Ghamgosar
    • N. Erarslan

    Original Paper 01 July 2015 Pages: 893 - 908

    

12. Probabilistic Analysis of Rock Slopes Involving Correlated Non-normal Variables Using Point Estimate Methods

    • Morteza Ahmadabadi
    • Rainer Poisel

    Original Paper 04 July 2015 Pages: 909 - 925

    

13. Empirical Model for Predicting Rockfall Trajectory Direction

    • Pavlos Asteriou
    • George Tsiambaos

    Original Paper 26 July 2015 Pages: 927 - 941

    

14. Conceptual Numerical Modeling of Large-Scale Footwall Behavior at the Kiirunavaara Mine, and Implications for Deformation Monitoring

    • M. Svartsjaern
    • D. Saiang
    • A. Eitzenberger

    Original Paper Open access 24 May 2015 Pages: 943 - 960

    

15. Evaluation of Groundwater Leakage into a Drainage Tunnel in Jinping-I Arch Dam Foundation in Southwestern China: A Case Study

    • Yi-Feng Chen
    • Jia-Min Hong
    • Chuang-Bing Zhou

    Original Paper 04 July 2015 Pages: 961 - 979

    

16. Microseismic Monitoring of Strainburst Activities in Deep Tunnels at the Jinping II Hydropower Station, China

    • N. W. Xu
    • T. B. Li
    • L. X. Tang

    Original Paper 04 July 2015 Pages: 981 - 1000

    

17. Thermal Drawdown-Induced Flow Channeling in Fractured Geothermal Reservoirs

    • Pengcheng Fu
    • Yue Hao
    • Charles R. Carrigan

    Original Paper 30 June 2015 Pages: 1001 - 1024

    

18. Evaluation of the Ground Response of a Pre-driven Longwall Recovery Room Supported by Concrete Cribs

    • Hongpu Kang
    • Huawen Lv
    • Zhichao Wang

    Original Paper 16 June 2015 Pages: 1025 - 1040

    

19. Numerical Investigation of the Effect of the Location of Critical Rock Block Fracture on Crack Evolution in a Gob-side Filling Wall

    • Xuehua Li
    • Minghe Ju
    • Zhaohui Chong

    Original Paper 20 June 2015 Pages: 1041 - 1058

    

20. Rock Cutting Depth Model Based on Kinetic Energy of Abrasive Waterjet

    • Tae-Min Oh
    • Gye-Chun Cho

    Original Paper 24 June 2015 Pages: 1059 - 1072

    

21. Analysis on the Rock–Cutter Interaction Mechanism During the TBM Tunneling Process

    • Haiqing Yang
    • He Wang
    • Xiaoping Zhou

    Original Paper 21 July 2015 Pages: 1073 - 1090

    

22. Effective Stress Principle for Partially Saturated Rock Fractures

    • Y. Li
    • Y. F. Chen
    • C. B. Zhou

    Technical Note 25 April 2015 Pages: 1091 - 1096

    

23. Mechanical Analysis of Static Stress Within Fault-Pillars Based on a Voussoir Beam Structure

    • Zhen-lei Li
    • Lin-ming Dou
    • Yong Kong

    Technical Note 17 April 2015 Pages: 1097 - 1105

    

24. Room Design for Underground Slate Workings: Analysis of Safety Factors for Keyblocks

    • Agustín Menéndez-Díaz
    • Ramón Argüelles-Fraga
    • Jose Benito Bouza-Rodríguez

    Technical Note 28 April 2015 Pages: 1107 - 1113

    

25. Numerical Modeling of Wave Transmission Across Rock Masses with Nonlinear Joints

    • Haibo Li
    • Tingting Liu
    • Bo Liu

    Technical Note 16 May 2015 Pages: 1115 - 1121