In the 1980s, severe rockbursting in underground mines, in Canada, Chile, South Africa, and
other countries, caused many fatalities and was recognised as an unacceptable work place …

With an increase in mining depth, rockburst is becoming an important problem in roadways
of Linglong gold mine, where the overburden is up to 1000 m. Field observations indicate …

Abstract Changes of failure mechanism with increasing confinement, from extensional to
shear-dominated failure, are widely observed in the rupture of intact specimens at the …

Destressing and preconditioning of the rock mass through blasting or excavations is an
important ground control technique that results in a release of stored energy and the …

Bedrock stresses induced through exhumation and tectonic processes play a key role in the
topographic evolution of alpine valleys. Using a finite difference model combining the effects …

Crustal stresses beneath evolving alpine landscapes result from a combination of tectonic
strain, bedrock exhumation, and topography. The stress field is regulated by elastic material …

The presence of a blast-induced damage zone (BIDZ) around a tunnel boundary is of
significant concern mainly with regard to safety, stability, costs and the overall performance …

Results The results of the numerical analyses of the 96 collapsed and 89 un-collapsed
cases from the coal pillar database, which comprises 162 collapsed cases and 507 un …

This paper presents the theoretical backgrounds, guidelines for selection of inputs,
validation, and limitations/assumptions for a proposed improved unified constitutive model …

The Pawari landslide zone, located in the Satluj valley, Himachal Pradesh (India), is a
progressive complex landslide zone that is~ 900 m long and~ 4000 m wide and …