1. Editorial

   • Giovanni Barla

   Editorial 21 August 2019 Pages: 2899 - 2899

2. Volumetric Deformation, Ultrasonic Velocities and Effective Stress Coefficients of St Peter Sandstone During Poroelastic Stress Changes

   • Xiaodong Ma

   Original Paper 25 March 2019 Pages: 2901 - 2916

   

3. Very Slow Creep Tests on Salt Samples

   • Pierre Bérest
   • Hakim Gharbi
   • Janos Urai

   Original Paper 15 March 2019 Pages: 2917 - 2934

   

4. An Experimental Investigation of the Effects of Grain Size and Pore Network on the Durability of Vicenza Stone

   • S. Scrivano
   • L. Gaggero
   • J. Gisbert Aguilar

   Original Paper 07 March 2019 Pages: 2935 - 2948

   

5. Review of the Validity of the Use of Artificial Specimens for Characterizing the Mechanical Properties of Rocks

   • Eleanor M. Gell
   • Stephen M. Walley
   • Christopher H. Braithwaite

   Original Paper Open access 20 March 2019 Pages: 2949 - 2961

   

6. Experimental Study of Nonlinear Flow Behaviors Through Fractured Rock Samples After High-Temperature Exposure

   • Qian Yin
   • Richeng Liu
   • Lixin He

   Original Paper 19 February 2019 Pages: 2963 - 2983

   

7. Probabilistic Characterization of Rock Mass from Limited Laboratory Tests and Field Data: Associated Reliability Analysis and Its Interpretation

   • Bhardwaj Pandit
   • Gaurav Tiwari
   • G. L. Sivakumar Babu

   Original Paper 14 March 2019 Pages: 2985 - 3001

   

8. Cracking Evolution and Failure Characteristics of Longmaxi Shale Under Uniaxial Compression Using Real-Time Computed Tomography Scanning

   • Yongting Duan
   • Xiao Li
   • Jin Hao

   Original Paper 04 March 2019 Pages: 3003 - 3015

   

9. The Microwave-Induced Fracturing of Hard Rock

   • Gao-Ming Lu
   • Xia-Ting Feng
   • Xiwei Zhang

   Original Paper 20 March 2019 Pages: 3017 - 3032

   

10. Influence of the Intermediate Principal Stress on Sandstone Failure

    • Zhenlong Song
    • Guangzhi Yin
    • Chao Liu

    Original Paper 20 February 2019 Pages: 3033 - 3046

    

11. Chemically Induced Changes in the Shear Behaviour of Interface Between Rock and Tailings Backfill Undergoing Cementation

    • Kun Fang
    • Mamadou Fall

    Original Paper 20 February 2019 Pages: 3047 - 3062

    

12. Dynamic Wellbore Stability Analysis Under Tripping Operations

    • Meng Meng
    • Zahra Zamanipour
    • E. M. Ozbayoglu

    Original Paper 26 February 2019 Pages: 3063 - 3083

    

13. Effect of abrasive mass flow on the abrasive acceleration and erosion rates of abrasive gas jets

    • Pathegama Gamage Ranjith
    • Yong Liu
    • Xiaotian Liu

    Original Paper 27 February 2019 Pages: 3085 - 3102

    

14. Range Versus Surface Denoising of Terrestrial Laser Scanning Data for Rock Discontinuity Roughness Estimation

    • Maja Bitenc
    • D. Scott Kieffer
    • Kourosh Khoshelham

    Original Paper Open access 27 February 2019 Pages: 3103 - 3117

    

15. An Empirical UCS Model for Anisotropic Blocky Rock Masses

    • Fan Huang
    • Jiayi Shen
    • Chaoshui Xu

    Original Paper 05 March 2019 Pages: 3119 - 3131

    

16. Method for Generating a Discrete Fracture Network from Microseismic Data and its Application in Analyzing the Permeability of Rock Masses: a Case Study

    • Yong Zhao
    • Tianhong Yang
    • Qinglei Yu

    Original Paper 02 January 2019 Pages: 3133 - 3155

    

17. Analysis of a Complex Flexural Toppling Failure of Large Underground Caverns in Layered Rock Masses

    • Ang Li
    • Feng Dai
    • Zhonghua Hu

    Original Paper 08 March 2019 Pages: 3157 - 3181

    

18. Modelling Rock Failure with a Novel Continuous to Discontinuous Method

    • Bin Gong
    • Shanyong Wang
    • Chun’an Tang

    Original Paper 20 February 2019 Pages: 3183 - 3195

    

19. Fracture Propagation in Heterogeneous Porous Media: Pore-Scale Implications of Mineral Dissolution

    • Igor Shovkun
    • D. Nicolas Espinoza

    Original Paper 17 April 2019 Pages: 3197 - 3211

    

20. Simulation of Fracture Coalescence in Granite via the Combined Finite–Discrete Element Method

    • Bryan Euser
    • E. Rougier
    • A. Munjiza

    Original Paper 14 March 2019 Pages: 3213 - 3227

    

21. On the Strain Rate Sensitivity of Coarse-Grained Rock: A Mesoscopic Numerical Study

    • Timo Saksala

    Original Paper Open access 07 March 2019 Pages: 3229 - 3240

    

22. Inverse Analysis Approach to Identify the Loads on the External TBM Shield Surface and Its Application

    • Quansheng Liu
    • He Liu
    • Haomin Sang

    Original Paper 01 March 2019 Pages: 3241 - 3260

    

23. Reverse Time Migration of Seismic Forward-Prospecting Data in Tunnels Based on Beamforming Methods

    • Shucai Li
    • Yuxiao Ren
    • Qingsong Zhang

    Original Paper 04 March 2019 Pages: 3261 - 3278

    

24. Mechanisms of Rockburst Triggered by Slip and Fracture of Coal–Parting–Coal Structure Discontinuities

    • Cai-Ping Lu
    • Guang-Jian Liu
    • Heng Zhang

    Original Paper 04 March 2019 Pages: 3279 - 3292

    

25. Investigation of the Effects of Fracture Orientation and Saturation on the Vp/Vs Ratio and Their Implications

    • Pinbo Ding
    • Ding Wang
    • Xiangyang Li

    Original Paper 04 March 2019 Pages: 3293 - 3304

    

26. An Innovative Acousto-optic-Sensing-Based Triaxial Testing System for Rocks

    • Cuiying Zhou
    • Yiqi Lu
    • Lihai Zhang

    Original Paper 05 March 2019 Pages: 3305 - 3321

    

27. Hydraulic Fractures Induced by Water-/Carbon Dioxide-Based Fluids in Tight Sandstones

    • Sihai Li
    • Shicheng Zhang
    • Zhenkai Bo

    Original Paper 07 March 2019 Pages: 3323 - 3340

    

28. Focal Mechanism of Mining-Induced Seismicity in Fault Zones: A Case Study of Yongshaba Mine in China

    • Ju Ma
    • Longjun Dong
    • Xibing Li

    Original Paper 12 March 2019 Pages: 3341 - 3352

    

29. Numerical Investigation of the Stress Distribution in Backfilled Stopes Considering Creep Behaviour of Rock Mass

    • Chongchong Qi
    • Andy Fourie

    Original Paper 12 March 2019 Pages: 3353 - 3371

    

30. Numerical Analysis of Support Designs Based on a Case Study of a Longwall Entry

    • Lishuai Jiang
    • Peng Kong
    • Kegong Fan

    Original Paper 05 January 2019 Pages: 3373 - 3384

    

31. Study on Crack Evolution Mechanism of Roadside Backfill Body in Gob-Side Entry Retaining Based on UDEC Trigon Model

    • Bowen Wu
    • Xiangyu Wang
    • Guodong Li

    Original Paper 21 March 2019 Pages: 3385 - 3399

    

32. Performance of a New Yielding Rock Bolt Under Pull and Shear Loading Conditions

    • Xuezhen Wu
    • Yujing Jiang
    • Tao Deng

    Original Paper 11 March 2019 Pages: 3401 - 3412

    

33. A Laboratory Study of Shear Behaviour of Rockbolts Under Dynamic Loading Based on the Drop Test Using a Double Shear System

    • L. Li
    • P. C. Hagan
    • C. Zhang

    Original Paper 14 March 2019 Pages: 3413 - 3429

    

34. Effect of Abrasive Feed Rate on Rock Cutting Performance of Abrasive Waterjet

    • Tae-Min Oh
    • Gun-Wook Joo
    • Gye-Chun Cho

    Original Paper 18 March 2019 Pages: 3431 - 3442

    

35. Rock Cutting Experiments with an Actuated Disc

    • Sevda Dehkhoda
    • Emmanuel Detournay

    Original Paper 05 March 2019 Pages: 3443 - 3458

    

36. A Novel Experimental Method to Investigate the Seismic Response of Rock Joints Under Obliquely Incident Wave

    • Yang Zou
    • Jianchun Li
    • Jian Zhao

    Technical Note 20 February 2019 Pages: 3459 - 3466

    

37. Experimental Study on the Shear Mechanical Behavior of Sandstone Under Normal Tensile Stress Using a New Double-Shear Testing Device

    • Da Huang
    • Tantan Zhu

    Technical Note 04 March 2019 Pages: 3467 - 3474

    

38. Development of a Direct-Shear Apparatus Coupling with High Pore Pressure and Elevated Temperatures

    • Qiang Zhang
    • Xiaochun Li
    • Yan Wang

    Technical Note 19 February 2019 Pages: 3475 - 3484

    

39. Method to Address Brittle Rock Strength Scatter Through Fracture Density

    • Jie Wang
    • Fengshan Ma

    Technical Note 23 January 2019 Pages: 3485 - 3491

    

40. An Experimental Study on Infrared Radiation Characteristics of Sandstone Samples Under Uniaxial Loading

    • Liqiang Ma
    • Yao Zhang
    • Zhongwei Wang

    Technical Note 02 January 2019 Pages: 3493 - 3500

    

41. The Equivalence of Three Shear–Normal Stress Forms of the Hoek–Brown Criterion

    • Ke Gao
    • Nezam Bozorgzadeh
    • John P. Harrison

    Technical Note 20 February 2019 Pages: 3501 - 3507