The existence of joints or other kinds of discontinuities has a dramatic effect on the stability
of rock excavations and engineering. As a result, a great challenge in rock mass mechanics …

Different defects are widely distributed inside natural rock masses, and the development of
these defects poses a potentially severe threat to the entire structural stability and safety …

The presence of joints and other types of discontinuities has a significant effect on the
mechanical behavior of rock, thereby fundamentally influencing the stability of rock …

Stability of engineered rock mass can be significantly affected by the combined action of
fissures and water. In this study, uniaxial compression tests of fissured sandstone under …

In the engineering of underground construction, the discontinuous structures in rock mass
have important influences on the mechanical behaviors of the subsurface of rock mass. The …

Engineering reliability exhibit sophistication and unpredictability for mining from all the
regions, largely due to the random combinatorial morphology of natural discontinuities …

Grouting is widely used to improve the mechanical properties of fractured rocks, but its
impact on the fracture behavior of fractured rocks remains incompletely understood. This …

The primary defects in coal are critical factors that induce geological disasters. Accurately
predicting and identifying local damage in these defects is essential for the safe mining of …

The flawed rock masses with joints, fissures, and other defects in cold regions engineering
are affected by freeze–thaw (FT) cycles. Substantial efforts have been focused on the …

The investigation of stress field and plastic zone distribution at the closed crack tip provides
a fundamental basis for failure analysis and life prediction of geotechnical materials. Closed …