1. Analytical Solution for a Deep Circular Tunnel in Anisotropic Ground and Anisotropic Geostatic Stresses

   • Osvaldo P. M. Vitali
   • Tarcisio B. Celestino
   • Antonio Bobet

   Original Paper 04 June 2020 Pages: 3859 - 3884

   

2. On the Stability of Underground Caves in Calcareous Rocks Due to Long-Term Weathering

   • Miguel A. Mánica
   • Matteo O. Ciantia
   • Antonio Gens

   Original Paper 25 May 2020 Pages: 3885 - 3901

   

3. Casing Failure in Salt Rock: Numerical Investigation of its Causes

   • S. Reza Taheri
   • Ali Pak

   Original Paper 03 June 2020 Pages: 3903 - 3918

   

4. Foliation Effects on Mechanical and Failure Characteristics of Slate in 3D Space Under Brazilian Test Conditions

   • Changdong Ding
   • Yang Zhang
   • Jianfu Shao

   Original Paper 20 May 2020 Pages: 3919 - 3936

   

5. A Multidimensional Clustering Analysis Method for Dividing Rock Mass Homogeneous Regions Based on the Shape Dissimilarity of Trace Maps

   • Jiongchao Wang
   • Jun Zheng
   • Jianhui Deng

   Original Paper 18 May 2020 Pages: 3937 - 3952

   

6. A New Perspective on the Constant m_i of the Hoek–Brown Failure Criterion and a New Model for Determining the Residual Strength of Rock

   • Mingming He
   • Zhiqiang Zhang
   • Ning Li

   Original Paper 03 June 2020 Pages: 3953 - 3967

   

7. Rock Anelasticity, Pore Geometry and the Biot–Gardner Effect

   • Wei Cheng
   • José M. Carcione
   • Jing Ba

   Original Paper 06 June 2020 Pages: 3969 - 3981

   

8. Low-Amplitude Wave Propagation and Attenuation Through Damaged Rock and a Classification Scheme for Rock Fracturing Degree

   • Jianbo Zhu
   • Tianqi Zhai
   • Tao Zhou

   Original Paper 10 June 2020 Pages: 3983 - 4000

   

9. Using Velocities, Density, and Bulk Modulus to Predict the Permeability Evolution of Microfractured Rocks

   • O. O. Blake
   • D. R. Faulkner

   Original Paper 03 June 2020 Pages: 4001 - 4013

   

10. Experimental Investigation of Gas Transfer Properties and Stress Coupling Effects of Salt Rocks

    • Dongmei Zhang
    • Frédéric Skoczylas
    • Laurent Jeannin

    Original Paper 27 May 2020 Pages: 4015 - 4029

    

11. Quasi-isotropic Biot’s Tensor for Anisotropic Porous Rocks: Experiments and Micromechanical Modelling

    • C. Hu
    • E. Lemarchand
    • F. Skoczylas

    Original Paper 31 May 2020 Pages: 4031 - 4041

    

12. Experimental Investigation on Temperature-dependent Shear Behaviors of Granite Discontinuity

    • Zhi Cheng Tang

    Original Paper 23 May 2020 Pages: 4043 - 4060

    

13. Time Interval Effect in Triaxial Discontinuous Cyclic Compression Tests and Simulations for the Residual Stress in Rock Salt

    • Jinyang Fan
    • Wei Liu
    • Jaak J. K. Daemen

    Original Paper 27 May 2020 Pages: 4061 - 4076

    

14. A Three Hinge Buckling Laboratory Test

    • M. Ghasemi
    • A. G. Corkum

    Original Paper 28 May 2020 Pages: 4077 - 4090

    

15. A Three-Dimensional Hydro-mechanical Model for Simulation of Dilatancy Controlled Gas Flow in Anisotropic Claystone

    • Jianxiong Yang
    • Mamadou Fall
    • Guanlong Guo

    Original Paper 30 May 2020 Pages: 4091 - 4116

    

16. Mechanical Properties of Layered Composite Coal–Rock Subjected to True Triaxial Stress

    • Jun Lu
    • Gun Huang
    • Guangzhi Yin

    Original Paper 30 May 2020 Pages: 4117 - 4138

    

17. The Role of Mining Intensity and Pre-existing Fracture Attributes on Spatial, Temporal and Magnitude Characteristics of Microseismicity in Longwall Coal Mining

    • Wenzhuo Cao
    • Sevket Durucan
    • Robert Siata

    Original Paper Open access 31 May 2020 Pages: 4139 - 4162

    

18. Modeling of Coal Matrix Apparent Strains for Sorbing Gases Using a Transversely Isotropic Approach

    • Ang Liu
    • Shimin Liu
    • Guijie Sang

    Original Paper 02 June 2020 Pages: 4163 - 4181

    

19. Theoretical and Experimental Investigations of the Blast Vibration Resistance of Cement-Grouted Rock

    • Ke Deng
    • Ming Chen
    • Ying Sun

    Original Paper 08 June 2020 Pages: 4183 - 4199

    

20. An Acoustic Emission-Based Cluster Damage Model for Simulating Triaxial Compression Behaviors of Granite

    • D. J. Xue
    • L. Gao
    • J. F. Liu

    Original Paper 11 June 2020 Pages: 4201 - 4220

    

21. Experimental Investigation of Hard Rock Breaking Using a Conical Pick Assisted by Abrasive Water Jet

    • Songyong Liu
    • Fangyue Zhou
    • Chuwen Guo

    Original Paper 12 June 2020 Pages: 4221 - 4230

    

22. Evaluation of Fracture Toughness of Sandstone and Shale Using Digital Image Correlation

    • Vladyslav Kramarov
    • Prathmesh Naik Parrikar
    • Mehdi Mokhtari

    Original Paper 17 June 2020 Pages: 4231 - 4250

    

23. Powder Mass of Coal After Impact Crushing: A New Fractal-Theory-Based Index to Evaluate Rock Firmness

    • Chenghao Wang
    • Yuanping Cheng
    • Xinxin He

    Original Paper 17 June 2020 Pages: 4251 - 4270

    

24. A Semi-empirical Failure Criterion for Brittle Rocks

    • Qi-Zhi Zhu
    • Jian-Fu Shao

    Technical Note 20 May 2020 Pages: 4271 - 4277

    

25. A Novel Method for Determining the Crack Closure Stress of Brittle Rocks Subjected to Compression

    • Zheng-Hu Zhang
    • Chun-An Tang

    Technical Note 27 May 2020 Pages: 4279 - 4287

    

26. Dynamic Strength and Cracking Behaviors of Single-Flawed Rock Subjected to Coupled Static–Dynamic Compression

    • Zelin Yan
    • Feng Dai
    • Jing Luo

    Technical Note 06 June 2020 Pages: 4289 - 4298

    

27. Cemented Paste Backfill 1-D Consolidation Results Interpreted in the Context of Ground Reaction Curves

    • Mohammadamin Jafari
    • Mohammad Shahsavari
    • Murray Grabinsky

    Technical Note 15 June 2020 Pages: 4299 - 4308