1. Editorial - Technical Notes

   • Jean Sulem

   Editorial 27 June 2022 Pages: 5321 - 5321

2. New Empirical Criterion for Evaluating Peak Shear Strength of Unmatched Discontinuity with Different Joint Wall Compressive Strengths

   • Zhi Cheng Tang
   • Cheng Zeng Yan

   Original Paper 15 June 2022 Pages: 5323 - 5343

   

3. A New Dilation Angle Model for Rocks

   • Rong Zhao
   • Chunguang Li

   Original Paper 18 June 2022 Pages: 5345 - 5354

   

4. Progressive Transition from Extension Fracture to Shear Fracture of Altered Granite During Uniaxial Tensile Tests

   • Shijie Liu
   • Hengxing Lan
   • C. Derek Martin

   Original Paper 18 June 2022 Pages: 5355 - 5375

   

5. Similar Material Proportioning and Preparation of Ductile Surrounding Rocks for Simulating In Situ Coalbed methane Production from Tectonically Deformed Coals

   • Xuwei Hou
   • Xiaozhi Zhou
   • Jienan Pan

   Original Paper 19 June 2022 Pages: 5377 - 5392

   

6. Experimental Investigations on Short-Term and Creep Anisotropic Mechanical Behavior of Artificial Columnar Jointed Rock Masses

   • Tao Zhang
   • Weiya Xu
   • Anchi Shi

   Original Paper 21 June 2022 Pages: 5393 - 5413

   

7. Influence of Neural Network Structure on Rock Intelligent Classification Based on Structural and Tectonic Features of Rocks

   • Mingyang Wang
   • Enzhi Wang
   • Congcong Wang

   Original Paper 21 June 2022 Pages: 5415 - 5432

   

8. Mixed-Mode Fracture Modelling of the Near-Wellbore Interaction Between Hydraulic Fracture and Natural Fracture

   • Xun Xi
   • Zoe K. Shipton
   • Shangtong Yang

   Original Paper Open access 21 June 2022 Pages: 5433 - 5452

   

9. Controlling Hydraulic Fracture Growth Through Precise Vertical Placement of Lateral Wells: Insights from HFTS Experiment and Numerical Validation

   • W. Fu
   • J. P. Morris
   • J. Huang

   Original Paper 22 June 2022 Pages: 5453 - 5466

   

10. Acoustic Emission Characteristics During the Microcracking Processes of Granite, Marble and Sandstone Under Mode I Loading

    • Tian Yang Guo
    • Qi Zhao

    Original Paper 22 June 2022 Pages: 5467 - 5489

    

11. Role of Fractal Effect in Predicting Crack Initiation Angle and Its Application in Hydraulic Fracturing

    • Xin Liang
    • Peng Hou
    • Faning Dang

    Original Paper 22 June 2022 Pages: 5491 - 5512

    

12. Transverse Cracking of Rock with a Dissimilar Inclusion Under Tension: Effect of Loading Rate and Inclusion Diameter

    • Minghe Ju
    • Jianchun Li
    • Jian Zhao

    Original Paper 22 June 2022 Pages: 5513 - 5534

    

13. Experimental Study and Soft Computing Modeling of the Unconfined Compressive Strength of Limestone Rocks Considering Dry and Saturation Conditions

    • Saif Alzabeebee
    • Diyari Abdalrahman Mohammed
    • Younis Mustafa Alshkane

    Original Paper 22 June 2022 Pages: 5535 - 5554

    

14. Experimental and Numerical Investigation of the Load-Bearing Mechanisms of Piles Socketed in Soft Rocks

    • Arun Kumar Murali
    • Khoa M. Tran
    • Ha H. Bui

    Original Paper Open access 22 June 2022 Pages: 5555 - 5576

    

15. An Experimental and Modeling Investigation on Creep Mechanical Behavior of Granite Under Triaxial Cyclic Loading and Unloading

    • Sheng-Qi Yang
    • Jin-Zhou Tang
    • Wen-Tang Zheng

    Original Paper 23 June 2022 Pages: 5577 - 5597

    

16. Development and Occurrence Mechanisms of Fault-Slip Rockburst in a Deep Tunnel Excavated by Drilling and Blasting: A Case Study

    • Wei Zhang
    • Xia-Ting Feng
    • Yu Zhang

    Original Paper 23 June 2022 Pages: 5599 - 5618

    

17. Multiscale Study of the Deterioration of Sandstone in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area Subjected to Cyclic Wetting–Cooling and Drying–Heating

    • Chenyang Zhang
    • Zhenwei Dai
    • Linhao Zhang

    Original Paper 24 June 2022 Pages: 5619 - 5637

    

18. Investigation on Damage and Failure Mechanisms of Roadway Surrounding Rock Triggered by Dynamic–Static Combined Loads

    • Xiao Zhou
    • Dongming Zhang
    • Chen Ye

    Original Paper 24 June 2022 Pages: 5639 - 5657

    

19. Mechanical Characterization and Creep Behavior of a Stone Heritage Material Used in Granada (Spain): Santa Pudia Calcarenite

    • Luisa María Gil-Martín
    • Manuel Alejandro Fernández-Ruiz
    • Enrique Hernández-Montes

    Original Paper Open access 25 June 2022 Pages: 5659 - 5669

    

20. Numerical Investigation of the Scale Effects of Rock Bridges

    • Fengchang Bu
    • Lei Xue
    • Yuan Cui

    Original Paper 25 June 2022 Pages: 5671 - 5685

    

21. Determining In-Situ Stress State by Anelastic Strain Recovery Method Beneath Xiamen: Implications for the Coastal Region of Southeastern China

    • Chongyuan Zhang
    • Weiren Lin
    • Wen Meng

    Original Paper 26 June 2022 Pages: 5687 - 5703

    

22. Influence of Testing Configuration on the Performance of Paddled Energy-Absorbing Rockbolts Under Impact Loading

    • Greig Knox
    • John Hadjigeorgiou

    Original Paper 26 June 2022 Pages: 5705 - 5721

    

23. On the Influence of Sampling Scale on the In Situ Block Size Distribution

    • Maurizio Bernardini
    • Carlos Paredes
    • Santiago Gómez

    Original Paper Open access 26 June 2022 Pages: 5723 - 5738

    

24. Using Reduced Basis Approximation for Efficient Surrogate-Based Inverse Identification of Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical Parameters from an In Situ Heating Test

    • Ygee Larion
    • Guangjing Chen
    • Thierry J. Massart

    Original Paper 27 June 2022 Pages: 5739 - 5757

    

25. An Instability Line for Spalling Around Circular Openings and the Limiting Effects of Scale

    • Chia Weng Boon

    Original Paper 27 June 2022 Pages: 5759 - 5772

    

26. Axial Performance of Cementitious Grouted Cable Bolts Under Rotation Constraint Scenarios

    • Ashkan Rastegarmanesh
    • Ali Mirzaghorbanali
    • Mahdi Moosavi

    Original Paper Open access 27 June 2022 Pages: 5773 - 5788

    

27. An Efficient Approach to Determine the Shear Damage Zones of Rock Joints Using Photogrammetry

    • Ding Xia
    • Cheng He
    • Junrong Zhang

    Technical Note 20 June 2022 Pages: 5789 - 5805

    

28. The Dynamic Deformation Properties of Rock Materials Under Different Types of Seismic Load

    • Yongqiang Zhou
    • Qian Sheng
    • Haifeng Ding

    Technical Note 22 June 2022 Pages: 5807 - 5820