1. An Experimental Method to Determine the Elastic Properties of Transversely Isotropic Rocks by a Single Triaxial Test

   • Yota Togashi
   • Mamoru Kikumoto
   • Kazuo Tani

   Original Paper 03 October 2016 Pages: 1 - 15

   

2. Determination of Tensile Strength and Fracture Toughness of Granite Using Notched Three-Point-Bend Samples

   • Yusuo Wang
   • Xiaozhi Hu

   Original Paper 03 October 2016 Pages: 17 - 28

   

3. Dynamic Strength and Fracturing Behavior of Single-Flawed Prismatic Marble Specimens Under Impact Loading with a Split-Hopkinson Pressure Bar

   • Xibing Li
   • Tao Zhou
   • Diyuan Li

   Original Paper 26 September 2016 Pages: 29 - 44

   

4. Strength/Brittleness Classification of Igneous Intact Rocks Based on Basic Physical and Dynamic Properties

   • Saeed Aligholi
   • Gholam Reza Lashkaripour
   • Mohammad Ghafoori

   Original Paper 06 October 2016 Pages: 45 - 65

   

5. A Fractal Model for the Shear Behaviour of Large-Scale Opened Rock Joints

   • Y. Li
   • J. Oh
   • I. Canbulat

   Original Paper 19 September 2016 Pages: 67 - 79

   

6. Identification of Stress Change Within a Rock Mass Through Apparent Stress of Local Seismic Events

   • Laura Brown
   • Martin Hudyma

   Original Paper 22 September 2016 Pages: 81 - 88

   

7. Numerical Investigation of the Dynamic Properties of Intermittent Jointed Rock Models Subjected to Cyclic Uniaxial Compression

   • Yi Liu
   • Feng Dai
   • Nu-wen Xu

   Original Paper 19 September 2016 Pages: 89 - 112

   

8. Analysis of S Wave Propagation Through a Nonlinear Joint with the Continuously Yielding Model

   • Zhen Cui
   • Qian Sheng
   • Xianlun Leng

   Original Paper 07 October 2016 Pages: 113 - 123

   

9. Failure Analysis of Overhanging Blocks in the Walls of a Gas Storage Salt Cavern: A Case Study

   • Tongtao Wang
   • Chunhe Yang
   • Hongling Ma

   Original Paper 05 October 2016 Pages: 125 - 137

   

10. Probabilistic Analysis of a Rock Salt Cavern with Application to Energy Storage Systems

    • Elham Mahmoudi
    • Kavan Khaledi
    • Tom Schanz

    Original Paper 07 October 2016 Pages: 139 - 157

    

11. New Rapid Evaluation for Long-Term Behavior in Deep Geological Repository by Geotechnical Centrifuge—Part 2: Numerical Simulation of Model Tests in Isothermal Condition

    • Masataka Sawada
    • Soshi Nishimoto
    • Tetsuji Okada

    Original Paper 02 August 2016 Pages: 159 - 169

    

12. Modelling the Source of Blasting for the Numerical Simulation of Blast-Induced Ground Vibrations: A Review

    • Daniel Ainalis
    • Olivier Kaufmann
    • Georges Kouroussis

    Original Paper 26 September 2016 Pages: 171 - 193

    

13. Correlation of UCS Rating with Schmidt Hammer Surface Hardness for Rock Mass Classification

    • Hu Wang
    • Hang Lin
    • Ping Cao

    Technical Note 06 July 2016 Pages: 195 - 203

    

14. Effect of Varied Durations of Thermal Treatment on the Tensile Strength of Red Sandstone

    • N. N. Sirdesai
    • T. N. Singh
    • Rajesh Singh

    Technical Note 08 July 2016 Pages: 205 - 213

    

15. Investigations on Mechanical Properties and Crack Propagation Characteristics of Coal and Sandy Mudstone Using Three Experimental Methods

    • P. F. Wu
    • W. G. Liang
    • J. F. Yang

    Technical Note 12 July 2016 Pages: 215 - 223

    

16. Microseismic Monitoring of the Left Bank Slope at the Baihetan Hydropower Station, China

    • Feng Dai
    • Biao Li
    • Yilin Fan

    Technical Note 15 July 2016 Pages: 225 - 232

    

17. The Applicability of Correspondence Rule with Inclined Load

    • Yaneng Zhou

    Technical Note 15 July 2016 Pages: 233 - 240

    

18. Connectivity of Three-Dimensional Fracture Networks: A Case Study from a Dam Site in Southwest China

    • Yanyan Li
    • Jianping Chen
    • Yanjun Shang

    Technical Note 28 July 2016 Pages: 241 - 249