1. Editorial on Best Paper Award 2022

   • Jean Sulem

   Editorial 26 June 2023 Pages: 4667 - 4667

2. Experimental Study on Pore Variation and Meso-Damage of Saturated Sandstone Under Unloading Condition

   • Jianxin Fu
   • Wenchao Chen
   • Weidong Song

   Original Paper 23 March 2023 Pages: 4669 - 4695

   

3. Dynamic Responses and Failure Behaviors of Saturated Rocks Subjected to Repetitive Compression–Shear Impacting

   • Hongbo Du
   • Feng Dai
   • Ruochen Jiang

   Original Paper 23 March 2023 Pages: 4697 - 4714

   

4. Shear Strength Criterion for Rock Discontinuities: A Comparative Study of Regression Approaches

   • Hadi Fathipour-Azar

   Original Paper 23 March 2023 Pages: 4715 - 4725

   

5. Modeling Three-Dimensional Pattern of Fluid-Driven Fracturing Using a Simplified Flow-Mechanical Damage Model

   • Kai Huang
   • Ahmad Ghassemi

   Original Paper 24 March 2023 Pages: 4727 - 4756

   

6. Experimental Study on Mechanical Properties of Deeply Buried Granite During Layered Excavation of Large Underground Caverns

   • Yuelin Xia
   • Dingping Xu
   • Zhiguo Li

   Original Paper 24 March 2023 Pages: 4757 - 4778

   

7. Stability Evaluation of Rock Slopes with Cracks Using Limit Analysis

   • Dowon Park

   Original Paper 25 March 2023 Pages: 4779 - 4797

   

8. Creep Behavior and Associated Acoustic Characteristics of Heterogeneous Granite Containing a Single Pre-existing Flaw Using a Grain-Based Parallel-Bonded Stress Corrosion Model

   • Xunjian Hu
   • Panpan Guo
   • Xiaonan Gong

   Original Paper 27 March 2023 Pages: 4799 - 4832

   

9. Quantitative Identification of Mesoscopic Failure Mechanism in Granite by Deep Learning Method Based on SEM Images

   • Diyuan Li
   • Zida Liu
   • Jinyin Ma

   Original Paper 27 March 2023 Pages: 4833 - 4854

   

10. An Inverted Heterogeneous Velocity Model for Microseismic Source Location in Deep Buried Tunnels

    • Liu Liu
    • Shaojun Li
    • Yao Wang

    Original Paper 28 March 2023 Pages: 4855 - 4880

    

11. Macroscopic and Mesoscopic Characteristics of Radial Flow in Rough Rock Fractures

    • Zhechao Wang
    • Jie Liu
    • Kanglin Li

    Original Paper 28 March 2023 Pages: 4881 - 4900

    

12. A Meso/Macroscale Theoretical Model for Investigating the Large Deformation of Soft Rock Tunnels Considering Creep and Anisotropic Effects

    • Chang Xia
    • Zhen Liu
    • Lihai Zhang

    Original Paper Open access 31 March 2023 Pages: 4901 - 4922

    

13. Effect of Hydrothermal Fluid Backfill on the Mechanical Behavior of Deep Granite Under High-Temperature and High-Pressure Conditions

    • Weitao Yin
    • Yangsheng Zhao
    • Zijun Feng

    Original Paper 31 March 2023 Pages: 4923 - 4937

    

14. Conversion Models Between Elements and Mineral Compositions and Their Applications for Rapid Determination of the Brittleness of Shale

    • Beixiu Huang
    • Lihui Li
    • P.G. Ranjith

    Original Paper 01 April 2023 Pages: 4939 - 4958

    

15. Study on Mechanism of Strength Deterioration of Rock-Like Specimen and Fracture Damage Deterioration Model Under Pulse Hydraulic Fracturing

    • Chao Wei
    • Shucai Li
    • Fengling Zhang

    Original Paper 03 April 2023 Pages: 4959 - 4973

    

16. Early-Time Shut-In for Plane-Strain Hydraulic Fractures

    • Dong Liu

    Original Paper Open access 03 April 2023 Pages: 4975 - 4993

    

17. Study on the Law of Fracture Development in Plasma-Induced Broken Coal

    • Yanjun Li
    • Baiquan Lin
    • Minghua Lin

    Original Paper 08 April 2023 Pages: 4995 - 5007

    

18. Grain-Based Discrete Element Modeling of Thermo-Mechanical Response of Granite under Temperature

    • Fei Wang
    • Heinz Konietzky
    • Mohamed Ismael

    Original Paper 08 April 2023 Pages: 5009 - 5027

    

19. Quantitative Determination of High-Order Crack Fabric in Rock Plane

    • Xuefeng Li
    • Chenyan Du
    • Junhui Zhang

    Original Paper 08 April 2023 Pages: 5029 - 5038

    

20. Coupled Thermo-hydro-mechanical Simulation of Hydraulic Fracturing in Deep Reservoirs Using Finite-Discrete Element Method

    • Mansour Sharafisafa
    • Zeinab Aliabadian
    • Luming Shen

    Original Paper Open access 08 April 2023 Pages: 5039 - 5075

    

21. Seismic Stability Assessment of Rock Slopes Using Limiting Slope Face Concept

    • Shibsankar Nandi
    • Priyanka Ghosh

    Original Paper 09 April 2023 Pages: 5077 - 5102

    

22. Study on the Coupling Effect of Sample Size and Strain Rate on Rock Compressive Strength

    • Chengzhi Qi
    • Mingyang Wang
    • Xiaozhao Li

    Original Paper 09 April 2023 Pages: 5103 - 5114

    

23. The Slake Durability of Argillaceous and Non-argillaceous Rocks: Insights From Effects of the Wetting–Drying and Rock Lumps Abrasion

    • Amin Jamshidi
    • Mostafa Sedaghatnia

    Original Paper 09 April 2023 Pages: 5115 - 5131

    

24. A Real-Time Visual Investigation on Microscopic Progressive Fatigue Deterioration of Granite Under Cyclic Loading

    • L. F. Fan
    • B. Qiu
    • X. L. Du

    Original Paper 10 April 2023 Pages: 5133 - 5147

    

25. Analytical solution for seismic response of deep tunnels with an arbitrary cross-section and voids behind the liner

    • Gong Chen
    • Haitao Yu
    • Antonio Bobet

    Original Paper 11 April 2023 Pages: 5149 - 5165

    

26. Control Effect of Negative Poisson’s Ratio (NPR) Cable on Impact-Induced Rockburst with Different Strain Rates: An Experimental Investigation

    • Jie Hu
    • Manchao He
    • Di Peng

    Original Paper 11 April 2023 Pages: 5167 - 5180

    

27. On the Statistical Prediction of K_Ic and G_Ic for Railway Andesite Ballast Rock Using Different Three-Point Bend Disc Samples

    • M. R. M. Aliha
    • K. Kosarneshan
    • Amir Mousavi

    Original Paper 13 April 2023 Pages: 5181 - 5202

    

28. Role of Rock Sections in Intermittent Joints in Controlling Rock Mass Strength and Failure Modes

    • Yi Tang
    • Hang Lin
    • Wenhua Zha

    Original Paper 13 April 2023 Pages: 5203 - 5221

    

29. Experimental Study on Permeability Evolution of Bituminous Coal Under High Temperature and Volumetric Stress

    • Jianhang Shi
    • Zengchao Feng
    • Qiaorong Meng

    Original Paper 13 April 2023 Pages: 5223 - 5239

    

30. Effect of Pore Pressure on Strain Rate-Dependency of Coal

    • Linan Su
    • Mohammed Abdul Qadeer Siddiqui
    • Hamid Roshan

    Original Paper Open access 15 April 2023 Pages: 5241 - 5252

    

31. Rock Indentation Characteristics Induced by Spherical Button Subjected to Dynamic and quasi-static Loads

    • Yanliang Li
    • Jianming Peng
    • Qilei Yin

    Original Paper 19 April 2023 Pages: 5253 - 5273

    

32. Investigating Microwave Treatment of Rocks Based on Fracture Mechanics Analysis in Mode I Fracture Toughness Test

    • Samir M. Deyab
    • Adel Ahmadihosseini
    • Agus P. Sasmito

    Original Paper 24 April 2023 Pages: 5275 - 5291

    

33. Modeling Brazilian Tensile Strength Tests on a Brittle Rock Using Deterministic, Semi-deterministic, and Voronoi Bonded Block Models

    • Carlos E. Contreras Inga
    • Sankhaneel Sinha
    • Elizabeth Holley

    Original Paper 25 April 2023 Pages: 5293 - 5313

    

34. Study on Tunnelling Performance of Dual-Mode Shield TBM by Cutterhead Working Performance and Tunnelling Difference Comparison: A Case in Shenzhen Metro Line 12

    • Fan Wu
    • Qiuming Gong
    • Qiuyu Liu

    Original Paper 26 April 2023 Pages: 5315 - 5333

    

35. Two-dimensional Analysis of the Group Interaction Effects Between End-bearing Piles Embedded in a Rock Mass

    • M. A. Millán
    • A. Picardo
    • R. Galindo

    Original Paper Open access 27 April 2023 Pages: 5335 - 5361

    

36. Influences of Mechanical Contrast on Failure Characteristics of Layered Composite Rocks Under True-Triaxial Stresses

    • Ting Zhang
    • Quan-Zhen Chen
    • Xiao-Ping Zhou

    Original Paper 28 April 2023 Pages: 5363 - 5381

    

37. Experimental Investigation into the Mechanical Behavior of Jointed Soft Rock Using Sand Powder 3D Printing

    • Yang Zhao
    • Lishuai Jiang
    • Jianguo Ning

    Original Paper 29 April 2023 Pages: 5383 - 5404

    

38. Characterizing Anisotropic Swelling Strains of Coal Using Combined Rosette Strain Gauge and CT-Scans

    • Ang Liu
    • Shimin Liu
    • Gang Wang

    Original Paper 01 May 2023 Pages: 5405 - 5426

    

39. Dynamic Process Study of Earthquake-Induced Landslides Applying an Improved Discontinuous Deformation Analysis Method Considering Site Response

    • Jinmei Wang
    • Yingbin Zhang
    • Xinyan Peng

    Technical Note 21 April 2023 Pages: 5427 - 5446

    

40. Rotation Enhancement of Conical Picks Coupled with Springs

    • Serdar Yasar
    • Kingsley Odoom
    • Carsten Drebenstedt

    Technical Note Open access 24 April 2023 Pages: 5447 - 5453

    

41. Correction to: Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering Stress Drop, Seismogenic Index and Fault Cohesion of Fluid-Induced Earthquakes

    • Serge A. Shapiro
    • Carsten Dinske

    Correction Open access 06 April 2023 Pages: 5455 - 5455