1. Validity of the NTNU Prediction Model for D&B Tunnelling

   • Pål Drevland Jakobsen
   • Eivind Grøv
   • Sondre Gjengedal

   Original Paper Open access 10 October 2023 Pages: 781 - 791

   

2. Assessing the Efficiency of Thermochemical Pressurization in the Jiweishan Rockslide

   • Yu Deng
   • Xuanmei Fan
   • Siming He

   Original Paper 15 November 2023 Pages: 793 - 806

   

3. An Analytical Model for Assessing Dynamic Stability of Bedding Rock Slope with Soil Interlayer Under Different Rain Patterns

   • Haibing Yu
   • Huiming Tang
   • Wen-Yu Zhu

   Original Paper 01 November 2023 Pages: 807 - 826

   

4. Dynamic Response Characteristics and Instability Mechanism of High-Steep Bedding Rock Slope at the Tunnel Portal in High-Intensity Seismic Region

   • Wanpeng Shi
   • Jianwei Zhang
   • Jianjun Zhao

   Original Paper 22 November 2023 Pages: 827 - 849

   

5. Mathematical Modelling of Peak and Residual Shear Strength of Rough Rock Discontinuities Using Continued Fractions

   • Olivier Buzzi
   • Michael Jeffery
   • Mohammad Nazmul Haque

   Original Paper Open access 16 September 2023 Pages: 851 - 865

   

6. Correction to: Mathematical Modelling of Peak and Residual Shear Strength of Rough Rock Discontinuities Using Continued Fractions

   • Olivier Buzzi
   • Michael Jeffery
   • Mohammad Nazmul Haque

   Correction Open access 05 December 2023 Pages: 867 - 868

7. Crack Propagation Behavior and Damage Extent of Rock Mass under Instantaneous Expansion in Borehole

   • Shan Guo
   • Quan Zhang
   • Chao Wang

   Original Paper 10 October 2023 Pages: 869 - 888

   

8. Modeling Interactions between Hydraulic and Closed Natural Fractures in Brittle Crystalline Rocks: A Fluid–Solid Coupling Grain-Based Approach for Characterizing Microcracking Behaviors

   • Song Wang
   • Jian Zhou
   • Yanlong Kong

   Original Paper 17 October 2023 Pages: 889 - 920

   

9. Energy Budget of Brittle Fracturing in Granite Under Stress Relaxation and Creep

   • Sana Zafar
   • Ahmadreza Hedayat
   • Omid Moradian

   Original Paper 18 October 2023 Pages: 921 - 943

   

10. Evaluation of Optimum Burden for the Excavation of Narrow Vein Ore Deposits Using Numerical Simulation

    • Ashish Kumar Vishwakarma
    • Vivek Kumar Himanshu
    • Kaushik Dey

    Original Paper 18 October 2023 Pages: 945 - 960

    

11. Experimental Study on the Influence of Hypergravity on the Nonlinear Flow Behaviour in Rock Fracture

    • Yingtao Hu
    • Wenjie Xu
    • Zhanxiang Jin

    Original Paper 19 October 2023 Pages: 961 - 978

    

12. The Impact of Axial Load Distribution on Brazilian Tensile Testing on Rock

    • Timothy R. M. Packulak
    • Jennifer J. Day

    Original Paper 23 October 2023 Pages: 979 - 991

    

13. The Rock-Breaking Mechanism of Thermal Spalling-Assisted Rock Cutting by PDC Cutter

    • Feilong Yang
    • Weiji Liu
    • Chang Xiang

    Original Paper 25 October 2023 Pages: 993 - 1012

    

14. Deformation Control Standards for the Crown Arch of Large Underground Caverns Considering Uneven Deformation

    • Dong Fu
    • Chao Su

    Original Paper 26 October 2023 Pages: 1013 - 1031

    

15. Effects of Complex Triaxial Unloading Confining Stress Conditions on the Mechanical Behaviour and Fracture Mechanism of Sandstone

    • Yinda Li
    • Liu Han
    • Tao Shang

    Original Paper 26 October 2023 Pages: 1033 - 1057

    

16. Study of the Acoustic Characteristics and Evolution of the Failure Mode of Yellow Sandstone Under Uniaxial Compression

    • Shijie Li
    • Zhen Huang
    • Kui Zhao

    Original Paper 22 November 2023 Pages: 1059 - 1078

    

17. Study on the Mechanism of Rock Damage Under Microwave and Laser Irradiation Through Multiscale and Multiphysics Numerical Modelling

    • Fuxin Rui
    • Gao-Feng Zhao
    • Xiaobao Zhao

    Original Paper 27 October 2023 Pages: 1079 - 1102

    

18. The Changes to the Rock Physical and Mechanical Properties Near the Hole Produced by Successive Impacts of a Steel-Particle Water Jet: A Case Study in a Tight Sandstone

    • Zizhen Wang
    • Weidong Zhou
    • Weidong Zhang

    Original Paper 28 October 2023 Pages: 1103 - 1116

    

19. Mechanical Properties and Damage Evolution Characteristics of Thermal Damage Basalt Under Triaxial Loading

    • Gang Wang
    • Leibo Song
    • Longke Wu

    Original Paper 01 November 2023 Pages: 1117 - 1135

    

20. Permeability Evolution of Coal Seam Roof Sandstone Under Thermal Treatment

    • Jing Bi
    • Kun Zheng
    • Chaolin Wang

    Original Paper 02 November 2023 Pages: 1137 - 1151

    

21. Study on a Mechanical Model of a Long Cantilever Beam Structure Formed by the Fracture of Thick Partings Transversely Penetrating a Coal-Caving Ellipsoid and Its Application

    • Zechao Chang
    • Xufeng Wang
    • Jiyao Wang

    Original Paper 01 November 2023 Pages: 1153 - 1169

    

22. Stability Analysis of Salt Structure Drilling and Its Application to the Keshen 10 Block of Kuqa Depression in Tarim Basin

    • Mingwen Wang
    • Gang Luo
    • Chao Fang

    Original Paper 06 November 2023 Pages: 1171 - 1194

    

23. Probability-Based Design of Reinforced Rock Slopes Using Coupled FORM and Monte Carlo Methods

    • Bak Kong Low
    • Chia Weng Boon

    Original Paper Open access 06 November 2023 Pages: 1195 - 1217

    

24. A Novel Mixed-Mode Power Exponent Cohesive Zone Model for FDEM and Its Application to Tunnel Excavation in the Layered Rock Mass

    • Ping Liu
    • Quansheng Liu
    • Xianqi Xie

    Original Paper 07 November 2023 Pages: 1219 - 1243

    

25. Laboratory Fracture Slip and Seismicity Subjected to Fluid Injection-Related Stress and Pressure Paths

    • Wenzhuo Cao
    • Ru Zhang
    • Li Ren

    Original Paper 08 November 2023 Pages: 1245 - 1261

    

26. Dynamic Mechanical Responses and Freezing Strengthening Mechanism of Frozen Sandstone with Single Flaw: Insights from Drop Weight Tests and Numerical Simulation

    • Ke Ma
    • Fuqiang Ren
    • Di Wu

    Original Paper 11 November 2023 Pages: 1263 - 1285

    

27. Acoustic Emission Evolution and Hydraulic Fracture Morphology of Changning Shale Stressed to Failure at Different Injection Rates in the Laboratory

    • Yongfa Zhang
    • Yu Zhao
    • Anfa Long

    Original Paper 07 October 2023 Pages: 1287 - 1308

    

28. Energy-Driven Damage Constitutive Model of Water-Bearing Coal Under Triaxial Compression

    • Zhonghui Wang
    • Bobo Li
    • Chunhong Yao

    Original Paper 08 October 2023 Pages: 1309 - 1328

    

29. A New Volumetric Strain-Based Method for Determining the Crack Initiation Threshold of Rocks Under Compression

    • Hao Li
    • Ruizhi Zhong
    • Zhenjiang You

    Original Paper Open access 08 November 2023 Pages: 1329 - 1351

    

30. Recognition Method of Coal–Rock Reflection Spectrum Using Wavelet Scattering Transform and Bidirectional Long–Short-Term Memory

    • Z. W. Ding
    • C. F. Zhang
    • Y. X. Liu

    Original Paper 24 October 2023 Pages: 1353 - 1374

    

31. Experimental Study on the Fracture Process Zones and Fracture Characteristics of Coal and Rocks in Coal Beds

    • Zaiyong Wang
    • Haojie Lian
    • Yongjun Yu

    Original Paper 12 November 2023 Pages: 1375 - 1393

    

32. Strength Characteristics and Instability Mechanism of Combination of Intact Coal and Tectonic Coal Containing Gas Considering the Dip Angle of Interface

    • Shouqing Lu
    • Taibiao Bei
    • Shengcheng Wang

    Original Paper 13 November 2023 Pages: 1395 - 1415

    

33. A Study on Mechanical Behavior of Intact Granite Through a Sound Simulation Using Flat-Jointed Contact

    • Rui Zhang
    • Cheng Zhao
    • Yunshan Han

    Original Paper 14 November 2023 Pages: 1417 - 1436

    

34. A Novel Method for Estimating Axial Force of Rock Bolt Through 3D Laser Scanning and Deep Learning

    • Wenju Liu
    • Fuqiang Gao
    • Guiyang Yuan

    Original Paper 14 November 2023 Pages: 1437 - 1450

    

35. An Experimental and Numerical Study of Layered Sandstone's Anisotropic Behaviour Under Compressive and Tensile Stress Conditions

    • Mehran Noori
    • Gholamreza Khanlari
    • Shirin Jahanmiri

    Original Paper 20 November 2023 Pages: 1451 - 1470

    

36. Application of Several Fuzzy-Based Techniques for Estimating Tunnel Boring Machine Performance in Metamorphic Rocks

    • Hanan Samadi
    • Arsalan Mahmoodzadeh
    • Ahmed Babeker Elhag

    Original Paper 31 October 2023 Pages: 1471 - 1494

    

37. Paint Speckle Application Recommendations for Digital Image Correlation Analysis of Brazilian Tensile Strength Tests on Low-Porosity Rocks

    • Samuel K. Woodland
    • Émelie Gagnon
    • Jennifer J. Day

    Technical Note 20 October 2023 Pages: 1495 - 1507

    

38. Correcting the Permeability Evaluation of Elliptical Rock Fractures in Triaxial Shear-Flow Experiments Considering Channeling Flow

    • Xinjie Zhu
    • Richeng Liu
    • Liyuan Yu

    Technical Note 26 October 2023 Pages: 1509 - 1523

    

39. Correction to: Correcting the Permeability Evaluation of Elliptical Rock Fractures in Triaxial Shear-Flow Experiments Considering Channeling Flow

    • Xinjie Zhu
    • Richeng Liu
    • Liyuan Yu

    Correction 09 December 2023 Pages: 1525 - 1525

40. Damage Evolution During Rock Dynamic Compression Revealed by Wavelet Analysis of Acoustic Emission Signals

    • Ling Yang
    • Bangbiao Wu
    • Kaiwen Xia

    Technical Note 21 November 2023 Pages: 1527 - 1535

    

41. Discussion on “On the Measurement of B for a Sandstone” [Rock Mech Rock Eng 56:6127–6133]

    • Roman Y. Makhnenko
    • Nikita Bondarenko

    Discussion 19 November 2023 Pages: 1537 - 1539

    

42. Reply to Discussion by Makhnenko and Bondarenko on “On the Measurement of B for a Sandstone”

    • Pouyan Asem
    • Joseph F. Labuz

    Discussion 30 November 2023 Pages: 1541 - 1542