The determination of deformation modulus of rock masses is one of the most difficult tasks in
the field of rock mechanics. Due to the high cost and measurement difficulties of in situ tests …

The measures and estimates of the uniaxial compressive strength (UCS i) and elasticity
modulus (E i) of intact rock are regarded as the most widely used design parameters in the …

Uniaxial compressive strength (UCS) of rocks is the most commonly used parameter in geo-
engineering application. However, this parameter is hard for measurement due to a time …

This paper focuses on the capability of the evolutionary computation methods namely,
genetic algorithm (GA) and particle swarm optimization (PSO) in design and optimizing the …

WUTONG coal mine is adjacent to an auxiliary dam of the Yuecheng Reservoir. In this
paper, mining-induced surface subsidence prediction is conducted by means of the finite …

The strength of a rock is the main factor affecting the stability of an engineered rock mass. As
laboratory testing requires sophisticated equipment and considerable time to determine rock …

A fundamental element of the observational method in geotechnical engineering practice is
the utilization of a carefully laid out performance monitoring system which provides rapid …

Microseismic monitoring is a rock breakdown monitoring technology, and it has become a
major technical tool for underground disaster warning and prevention. However, the …

Full waveform inversion is a challenging data-fitting procedure based on full wave field
modeling to extract quantitative information on elastic properties of subsurface structures …

Estimation of roadheader performance is one of the main topics in determining the
economics of underground excavation projects. The poor performance estimation of …