1. Thermal, Mechanical and Thermo-Mechanical Assessment of the Rock Mass Surrounding SKB’s Prototype Repository at Äspö HRL

   • Margareta Lönnqvist
   • Harald Hökmark

   Original Paper 12 August 2015 Pages: 1123 - 1142

   

2. Engineering Geological and Petrographic Characterization of Migmatites Belonging to the Calabria-Peloritani Orogen (Southern Italy)

   • G. Pappalardo
   • R. Punturo
   • F. Castelli

   Original Paper 07 August 2015 Pages: 1143 - 1160

   

3. Stress Intensity Factors of Semi-Circular Bend Specimens with Straight-Through and Chevron Notches

   • M. R. Ayatollahi
   • E. Mahdavi
   • Y. Obara

   Original Paper 02 September 2015 Pages: 1161 - 1172

   

4. Cuttability Assessment of Selected Rocks Through Different Brittleness Values

   • Arif Emre Dursun
   • M. Kemal Gokay

   Original Paper 21 August 2015 Pages: 1173 - 1190

   

5. New Criterion for Evaluating the Peak Shear Strength of Rock Joints Under Different Contact States

   • Zhi Cheng Tang
   • Louis Ngai Yuen Wong

   Original Paper 14 August 2015 Pages: 1191 - 1199

   

6. Strength Anisotropy of Berea Sandstone: Results of X-Ray Computed Tomography, Compression Tests, and Discrete Modeling

   • Kwang Yeom Kim
   • Li Zhuang
   • Ki-Bok Min

   Original Paper 19 August 2015 Pages: 1201 - 1210

   

7. Numerical Model for the Study of the Strength and Failure Modes of Rock Containing Non-Persistent Joints

   • Maximiliano R. Vergara
   • Michel Van Sint Jan
   • Loren Lorig

   Original Paper 08 September 2015 Pages: 1211 - 1226

   

8. A Combined Remote Sensing–Numerical Modelling Approach to the Stability Analysis of Delabole Slate Quarry, Cornwall, UK

   • Mohsen Havaej
   • John Coggan
   • Davide Elmo

   Original Paper 08 August 2015 Pages: 1227 - 1245

   

9. Numerical Modelling of a Low-Energy Rockfall Barrier: New Insight into the Bullet Effect

   • A. Mentani
   • A. Giacomini
   • S. Fityus

   Original Paper 08 August 2015 Pages: 1247 - 1262

   

10. Stresses and Displacements in Steel-Lined Pressure Tunnels and Shafts in Anisotropic Rock Under Quasi-Static Internal Water Pressure

    • Alexandre J. Pachoud
    • Anton J. Schleiss

    Original Paper 03 September 2015 Pages: 1263 - 1287

    

11. Analysis of EDZ Development of Columnar Jointed Rock Mass in the Baihetan Diversion Tunnel

    • Xian-Jie Hao
    • Xia-Ting Feng
    • Shao-Jun Li

    Original Paper 01 September 2015 Pages: 1289 - 1312

    

12. Back Analysis of Rock Mass Displacements Around a Deep Shaft Using Two- and Three-Dimensional Continuum Modeling

    • Hossein Rafiei Renani
    • C. Derek Martin
    • Richard Hudson

    Original Paper 02 September 2015 Pages: 1313 - 1327

    

13. Performance of EVA-Based Membranes for SCL in Hard Rock

    • Karl Gunnar Holter

    Original Paper Open access 24 September 2015 Pages: 1329 - 1358

    

14. Numerical Modelling of Extended Leak-Off Test with a Pre-Existing Fracture

    • A. Lavrov
    • I. Larsen
    • A. Bauer

    Original Paper 07 August 2015 Pages: 1359 - 1368

    

15. Borehole Breakouts Induced in Arkosic Sandstones and a Discrete Element Analysis

    • H. Lee
    • T. Moon
    • B. C. Haimson

    Original Paper 11 August 2015 Pages: 1369 - 1388

    

16. Combined Finite-Discrete Element Method for Simulation of Hydraulic Fracturing

    • Chengzeng Yan
    • Hong Zheng
    • Xiurun Ge

    Original Paper 22 September 2015 Pages: 1389 - 1410

    

17. Optimized Design and Use of Induced Complex Fractures in Horizontal Wellbores of Tight Gas Reservoirs

    • F. H. Zeng
    • J. C. Guo

    Original Paper 11 August 2015 Pages: 1411 - 1423

    

18. Experimental Investigation on Dilation Mechanisms of Land-Facies Karamay Oil Sand Reservoirs under Water Injection

    • Botao Lin
    • Yan Jin
    • Amy B. Cerato

    Original Paper 19 August 2015 Pages: 1425 - 1439

    

19. Geomechanical and Numerical Studies of Casing Damages in a Reservoir with Solid Production

    • Raoof Gholami
    • Vamegh Rasouli
    • Mojtaba Mohammadnejad

    Original Paper 01 September 2015 Pages: 1441 - 1460

    

20. Specific Energy as an Index to Identify the Critical Failure Mode Transition Depth in Rock Cutting

    • Xianqun He
    • Chaoshui Xu

    Original Paper 25 August 2015 Pages: 1461 - 1478

    

21. Sequential Indentation Tests to Investigate the Influence of Confining Stress on Rock Breakage by Tunnel Boring Machine Cutter in a Biaxial State

    • Jie Liu
    • Ping Cao
    • Dongya Han

    Original Paper 10 September 2015 Pages: 1479 - 1495

    

22. An Experimental and Numerical Study on Cracking Behavior of Brittle Sandstone Containing Two Non-coplanar Fissures Under Uniaxial Compression

    • Sheng-Qi Yang
    • Wen-Ling Tian
    • Yang Ju

    Original Paper 12 September 2015 Pages: 1497 - 1515

    

23. Performance Assessment of Hard Rock TBM and Rock Boreability Using Punch Penetration Test

    • Ho-Young Jeong
    • Jung-Woo Cho
    • Jamal Rostami

    Original Paper 08 September 2015 Pages: 1517 - 1532

    

24. Swelling of Clay-Sulfate Rocks: A Review of Processes and Controls

    • Christoph Butscher
    • Thomas Mutschler
    • Philipp Blum

    Original Paper 09 September 2015 Pages: 1533 - 1549

    

25. Practical Investigations on Use of Weighted Joint Density to Decrease the Limitations of RQD Measurements

    • Mohammad Haftani
    • Hossein A. Chehreh
    • Kheirollah Binazadeh

    Technical Note 30 June 2015 Pages: 1551 - 1558

    

26. A New Method for Improving the RQD Determination of Rock Core in Borehole

    • Abdolazim Azimian

    Technical Note 01 July 2015 Pages: 1559 - 1566

    

27. Characteristics of Infrared Radiation of Coal Specimens Under Uniaxial Loading

    • Liqiang Ma
    • Hai Sun
    • Jinshuai Guo

    Technical Note 24 June 2015 Pages: 1567 - 1572

    

28. The Brazilian Disc Test Under a Non-Uniform Contact Pressure Along Its Thickness

    • Mehdi Serati
    • Habib Alehossein
    • Nazife Erarslan

    Technical Note 29 May 2015 Pages: 1573 - 1577

    

29. Modified Formula for the Tensile Strength as Obtained by the Flattened Brazilian Disk Test

    • Hang Lin
    • Wei Xiong
    • Qixiang Yan

    Technical Note 02 July 2015 Pages: 1579 - 1586

    

30. Stability of a Rock Block in a Tunnel Roof Under Constant Normal Stiffness Conditions

    • Sivanathan Thirukumaran
    • Buddhima Indraratna
    • Peter K. Kaiser

    Technical Note 20 May 2015 Pages: 1587 - 1593