The fracture failure of flawed coal has always been a problem in underground engineering.
Therefore, it is necessary to monitor crack propagation and damage evolution during coal …

The mechanical behaviors of shales with transversely isotropic characteristics under
dynamic loading have great significance for structural instability in geotechnical …

Hydraulic fracturing (HF) is one of the most effective stimulation techniques to enhance
reservoir permeability. The efficiency of an HF fluid injection depends on the pre-existing …

Rock masses contain various discontinuities such as flaws, cracks, join sets and more, each
significantly affect the crack initiation, propagation and coalescence patterns of new cracks …

The propagation of seismic waves induced by blasting changes significantly at rock
discontinuities such as joints and faults, many studies have focused on the mechanism of …

Rocks in deep underground engineering are prone to encounter pre-static loads and
dynamic disturbances simultaneously. Meanwhile, pure mode I and mixed mode I–II …

The tunnels excavated in a mountain body interact with the jointed rock mass under
compression-shear and present a complex stress state. The joints often have a significant …

Rock masses consist of various discontinuities that significantly affect the crack development
patterns which dominates the ultimate failure of geostructures. The interaction of the pre …

The dynamic anisotropy and failure mechanism of shales are greatly affected by bedding
surfaces. To reveal the influence of beddings on anisotropic characteristics of shales under …

Fracturing in quasi-brittle such as rock involves the development of an inelastic zone around
the pre-crack tip, also known as the fracture process zone (FPZ). The evolution of FPZ, while …