1. Thanks to Our Reviewers 2016

   Editorial 24 January 2017 Pages: 251 - 254

2. Alteration of Mesoscopic Properties and Mechanical Behavior of Sandstone Due to Hydro-Physical and Hydro-Chemical Effects

   • Liping Qiao
   • Zhechao Wang
   • Anda Huang

   Original Paper 14 October 2016 Pages: 255 - 267

   

3. Development of a Multi-functional Physical Model Testing System for Deep Coal Petrography Engineering

   • Yiyu Lu
   • Haiyang Wang
   • JiRen Tang

   Original Paper 02 November 2016 Pages: 269 - 283

   

4. Experimental Study on the Residual Strength of Coal Under Low Confinement

   • Fuqiang Gao
   • Hongpu Kang

   Original Paper 21 October 2016 Pages: 285 - 296

   

5. Evaluation of Various Pulse-Decay Laboratory Permeability Measurement Techniques for Highly Stressed Coals

   • Ruimin Feng
   • Satya Harpalani
   • Rohit Pandey

   Original Paper 12 October 2016 Pages: 297 - 308

   

6. Estimation of Confined Peak Strength of Crack-Damaged Rocks

   • Navid Bahrani
   • Peter K. Kaiser

   Original Paper 22 October 2016 Pages: 309 - 326

   

7. Solubility Measurements and Predictions of Gypsum, Anhydrite, and Calcite Over Wide Ranges of Temperature, Pressure, and Ionic Strength with Mixed Electrolytes

   • Zhaoyi Dai
   • Amy T. Kan
   • Mason B. Tomson

   Original Paper 04 November 2016 Pages: 327 - 339

   

8. A New Rock Strength Criterion from Microcracking Mechanisms Which Provides Theoretical Evidence of Hybrid Failure

   • Qi-Zhi Zhu

   Original Paper Open access 17 October 2016 Pages: 341 - 352

   

9. Modulus Ratio and Joint Factor Concepts to Predict Rock Mass Response

   • T. Ramamurthy
   • G. Madhavi Latha
   • T. G. Sitharam

   Original Paper 22 October 2016 Pages: 353 - 366

   

10. 3D Numerical Modeling of the Propagation of Hydraulic Fracture at Its Intersection with Natural (Pre-existing) Fracture

    • Ali Naghi Dehghan
    • Kamran Goshtasbi
    • Aram Bahmani

    Original Paper 12 October 2016 Pages: 367 - 386

    

11. Investigation on the Influence of Abutment Pressure on the Stability of Rock Bolt Reinforced Roof Strata Through Physical and Numerical Modeling

    • Hongpu Kang
    • Jianzhong Li
    • Fuqiang Gao

    Original Paper 14 October 2016 Pages: 387 - 401

    

12. Analysis of a Large Rock Slope Failure on the East Wall of the LAB Chrysotile Mine in Canada: Back Analysis, Impact of Water Infilling and Mining Activity

    • Martin Grenon
    • Philippe Caudal
    • Jacques Locat

    Original Paper 24 October 2016 Pages: 403 - 418

    

13. Structure, Mineralogy and Geomechanical Properties of Shear Zones of Deep-Seated Rockslides in Metamorphic Rocks (Tyrol, Austria)

    • Thomas Strauhal
    • Christian Zangerl
    • Richard Tessadri

    Original Paper 25 October 2016 Pages: 419 - 438

    

14. Small Displacement Coupled Analysis of Concrete Gravity Dam Foundations: Static and Dynamic Conditions

    • Maria Luísa Braga Farinha
    • Nuno Monteiro Azevedo
    • Mariline Candeias

    Original Paper 02 November 2016 Pages: 439 - 464

    

15. Mechanics of Actuated Disc Cutting

    • Sevda Dehkhoda
    • Emmanuel Detournay

    Original Paper 04 November 2016 Pages: 465 - 483

    

16. Effects of Wetting and Cyclic Wetting–Drying on Tensile Strength of Sandstone with a Low Clay Mineral Content

    • Zhihong Zhao
    • Jun Yang
    • Huan Peng

    Technical Note 19 September 2016 Pages: 485 - 491

    

17. Discussion on Field Injectivity Tests During Drilling

    • Yongcun Feng
    • K. E. Gray

    Technical Note 06 August 2016 Pages: 493 - 498

    

18. An Experimental and Numerical Investigation of the Mechanical Behavior of Granite Gneiss Under Compression

    • L. Liu
    • W. Y. Xu
    • R. B. Wang

    Technical Note 12 August 2016 Pages: 499 - 506

    

19. Case Study on Overburden Fracturing during Longwall Top Coal Caving Using Microseismic Monitoring

    • Bin Yu
    • Jun Zhao
    • Hongtian Xiao

    Technical Note 22 September 2016 Pages: 507 - 511