Deep-land resource exploitation is a crucial focus of future scientific and technological
development in China. However, with the increasing depth of coal mining, rock burst …

Rocks can deform at varying scales (nano-, micro-and macro-scale) under different
temperatures, pressures, stresses, and time conditions. Sub-core scale (nano-to micro …

Layered and heterogenous fissured rock masses are ubiquitous in nature. Fissures exert
significant influence as release surfaces and nucleation sites for failure in layered rock …

Tunnel excavation has a substantial effect on the stability of rock slopes. The influence of
tunnel excavation on the deformation and mechanical characteristics of a bedded slope is …

The development of micro-cracks during damage to rocks affects the propagation of
macroscopic cracks on the surface. To explore the crack evolution among pre-existing flaws …