Brittleness is commonly used to characterize the possible failure features in rocks, quantified
by the brittleness index (BI (26) BIs, the applicability of each BI should be well understood to …

To fully understand the influence of water on rockburst proneness from energy storage
viewpoint of rock and to check the performance of energy-related rockburst proneness …

In this paper, a series of uniaxial compression experiments were carried out on sandstone
with varying water contents, and acoustic emission (AE) signals were synchronously …

Opposite shear sense (OSS) is manifested by the presence of conflicting shear sense
indicators in a portion of a rock body, a shear/fault zone or across several parallel shear/fault …

Mudstone not only swells and deforms but also be softened during water absorption
because it contains many hydrophilic clay minerals. To study the influence of water on the …

The presence of water strongly affects rock properties and would be related to a series of
geological disasters. To understand water saturation effects on the mechanical behavior of …

Water is ubiquitous within the pore space of rocks and has been shown to affect their
physical and mechanical behaviour. Indeed, water can act on the rock strength via …

Water has a significant effect on the mechanical properties of rocks, especially for rocks
containing swelling clay minerals. The clay minerals in swelling rocks will lead to volume …

In underground rock engineering, rock structures at great depth are commonly subjected to
water infusion, static geo-stress as well as the dynamic disturbances. It is thus essential to …

Sandstones are encountered in many underground excavations and mines, and in addition,
because of their abundance, they are commonly used as building stone and aggregate …