The Strength of Massive to Moderately Jointed Rock and its Application to Cave Mining R. P. Bewick Original Paper 05 May 2021 Pages: 3629 - 3661
On the Use and Interpretation of In Situ Load Tests in Weak Rock Masses Pouyan AsemPaolo Gardoni Original Paper 13 May 2021 Pages: 3663 - 3700
Quantifying and Modeling of In Situ Stress Evolutions of Coal Reservoirs for Helium, Methane, Nitrogen and CO2 Depletions Xiaowei HouShimin LiuAng Liu Original Paper 24 May 2021 Pages: 3701 - 3719
Flexural Toppling Mechanism and Stability Analysis of an Anti-dip Rock Slope Bingdong DingZhangyi HanYichen Yang Original Paper 30 April 2021 Pages: 3721 - 3735
Hydro-mechanical Coupling Response Behaviors in Tunnel Subjected to a Water-Filled Karst Cave Zhenhao XuPeng LinXin Huang Original Paper 14 May 2021 Pages: 3737 - 3756
Analysis on Structural Characteristics of Grout and Rock Distribution in Complex Geological Mixtures after Grouting Reinforcement and Its Mechanical Strength Zhuo ZhengShucai LiRentai Liu Original Paper 24 April 2021 Pages: 3757 - 3782
Investigation of Characteristics of Long Runout Landslides Based on the Multi-source Data Collaboration: A Case Study of the Shuicheng Basalt Landslide in Guizhou, China Yu ZhuangAiguo XingJunyi He Original Paper 15 May 2021 Pages: 3783 - 3798
Seismic Performance Assessment of Velocity Pulse-Like Ground Motions Under Near-Field Earthquakes Quanbo LuoFeng DaiRuochen Jiang Original Paper 07 May 2021 Pages: 3799 - 3816
Investigation on Reservoir Stimulation Characteristics in Hot Dry Rock Geothermal Formations of China During Hydraulic Fracturing Yuxiang ChengYanjun ZhangZhongjun Hu Original Paper 22 May 2021 Pages: 3817 - 3845
A New DIC-Based Method to Identify the Crack Mechanism and Applications in Fracture Analysis of Red Sandstone Containing a Single Flaw Shuting MiaoPeng-Zhi PanPetr Konicek Original Paper 21 April 2021 Pages: 3847 - 3871
Fracture Extraction from Smooth Rock Surfaces Using Depth Image Segmentation Yudi TangLei HeTao Xu Original Paper 29 April 2021 Pages: 3873 - 3889
The Effective Stress Coefficient of Coal: A Theoretical and Experimental Investigation Adelina LvMohammad Ali AghighiHamid Roshan Original Paper 26 April 2021 Pages: 3891 - 3907
An Improved Analytical Model for the Elastic and Plastic Strain-hardening Shear Behaviour of Fully Grouted Rockbolts Prasoon SinghA. J. S. Spearing Original Paper 27 April 2021 Pages: 3909 - 3925
Experimental Observations of Gas-sorption-Induced Strain Gradients and their Implications on Permeability Evolution of Shale Rui ShiJishan LiuGuanglei Cui Original Paper 28 April 2021 Pages: 3927 - 3943
Effect of Specimen Placement on Model Rock Blasting Zong-Xian ZhangLi Yuan ChiQingbin Zhang Original Paper Open access 29 April 2021 Pages: 3945 - 3960
Evaluation of Bi-modular Behavior of Rocks Subjected to Uniaxial Compression and Brazilian Tensile Testing Diyuan LiBang LiMeng Liu Original Paper 30 April 2021 Pages: 3961 - 3975
Modelling Rock Fracture Induced By Hydraulic Pulses Xun XiShangtong YangKatriona Edlmann Original Paper Open access 30 April 2021 Pages: 3977 - 3994
Experimental Study of Stirring and Resin-Blocking Devices for Improving the Performance of Resin-Anchored Cable Bolts Housheng JiaYinwei WangYongen Li Original Paper 05 May 2021 Pages: 3995 - 4008
Experimental Deformation of Opalinus Clay at Elevated Temperature and Pressure Conditions: Mechanical Properties and the Influence of Rock Fabric Valerian SchusterErik RybackiGeorg Dresen Original Paper Open access 11 May 2021 Pages: 4009 - 4039
Introduction of a Scaling Factor for Fracture Toughness Measurement of Rocks Using the Semi-circular Bend Test Saeid GhouliBahador BahramiMorteza Nejati Original Paper Open access 12 May 2021 Pages: 4041 - 4058
Fracture Height Growth Prediction Using Fluid Velocity Based Apparent Fracture Toughness Model Vibhas J. PandeyVamegh Rasouli Original Paper 12 May 2021 Pages: 4059 - 4078
Experimental and Numerical Investigations on the Macro-Meso Shear Mechanical Behaviors of Artificial Rock Discontinuities with Multiscale Asperities Xinrong LiuBin XuFei Xiong Original Paper 16 May 2021 Pages: 4079 - 4098
Cracking and Creep Behavior of Rocks Considering Propagation and Interaction of Adjacent Cracks Under Hydro-Mechanical Coupling Lei YangJie MeiJinglong Li Original Paper 17 May 2021 Pages: 4099 - 4110
Estimation of Fracture Energy from Hydraulic Fracture Tests on Mortar and Rocks at Geothermal Reservoir Temperatures Omar Rodríguez VillarrealAlberto Varela ValdezMoisés Hinojosa Rivera Original Paper 17 May 2021 Pages: 4111 - 4119
Effect of Microstructure and Relative Humidity on Strength and Creep of Gypsum Anna RamonChiara CaselleEduardo E. Alonso Original Paper Open access 24 May 2021 Pages: 4121 - 4145
Effects of Aqueous and Acid Erosions on the Cracking Behavior of Sandstone Captured by High-Speed Camera During Semi-circular Bend (SCB) Tests Ni XieChenguang SunPengcheng Li Original Paper 25 May 2021 Pages: 4147 - 4161
Experimental and Theoretical Study on Frost Deformation and Damage of Red Sandstones with Different Water Contents Shibing HuangYuantian CaiGuofeng Liu Original Paper 27 May 2021 Pages: 4163 - 4181
Experimental and Numerical Characterization of Lower Huron Shale as a Heterogeneous Material Ming FanYanhui HanCheng Chen Original Paper 28 May 2021 Pages: 4183 - 4200
An Experimental Setup to Study the Fragmentation of Rocks Upon Impact Davide Ettore GuccioneKlaus ThoeniOlivier Buzzi Original Paper 05 June 2021 Pages: 4201 - 4223
Uniaxial Compressive Strength Determination of Rocks Using X-ray Computed Tomography and Convolutional Neural Networks Huan SunWeisheng DuChi Liu Original Paper 31 May 2021 Pages: 4225 - 4237
Improvement of Discontinuous Deformation Analysis Incorporating Implicit Updating Scheme of Friction and Joint Strength Degradation Ryota HashimotoTomohiro SueokaMamoru Kikumoto Original Paper 18 May 2021 Pages: 4239 - 4263
A New Version of the Generalized Zhang–Zhu Strength Criterion and a Discussion on Its Smoothness and Convexity Wuqiang CaiHehua ZhuWei Wu Original Paper 01 June 2021 Pages: 4265 - 4281
An Objective Crack Initiation Stress Identification Method for Brittle Rock Under Compression Using a Reference Line Minghao TangGuibin WangChunhe Yang Original Paper 03 June 2021 Pages: 4283 - 4298
Stress-Dependent Deformation and Permeability of a Fractured Coal Subject to Excavation-Related Loading Paths Wenzhuo CaoQinghua LeiWu Cai Original Paper Open access 04 June 2021 Pages: 4299 - 4320
A New Direct Shear Apparatus for Rock Joints Specialized in Cyclic Loading Zhen CuiQian ShengQing-zi Luo Technical Note 15 May 2021 Pages: 4321 - 4327
A Simplified form of Grasselli's 3D Roughness Measure θ max * /(C + 1) Xi ChenYawu ZengXiaobo Zhang Technical Note 04 June 2021 Pages: 4329 - 4346
Water-Weakening Effects on the Strength of Hard Rocks at Different Loading Rates: An Experimental Study Jun ZhuJianhui DengYifan Yao Technical Note 15 May 2021 Pages: 4347 - 4353
Influence of Water Saturation and Real-Time Testing Temperature on Mechanical Behavior of Sandstone Under Conventional Triaxial Compression Sheng-Qi YangYan-Hua HuangWen-Ling Tian Technical Note 29 April 2021 Pages: 4355 - 4367
Influence of Cyclic Wetting–Drying on the Shear Strength of Limestone with a Soft Interlayer Dongming GuHanlong LiuWengang Zhang Technical Note 22 May 2021 Pages: 4369 - 4378
New Detecting Method on the Connecting Fractured Zone Above the Coal Face and a Case Study Xuesheng LiuDeyuan FanXuebin Li Technical Note 04 May 2021 Pages: 4379 - 4391
Influence of the Choice of Reference Planes on the Determination of 2D and 3D Joint Roughness Parameters Louis Ngai Yuen WongFanzhen MengGuangtan Cheng Technical Note 31 May 2021 Pages: 4393 - 4406