Underground rock structures are frequently subjected to water erosion and dynamic
disturbance simultaneously. Herein, in order to study the coupled effects of water and high …

Fracturing process and possible factors influencing crack initiation, propagation and
coalescence of granitic rocks are investigated using a grain-based finite-discrete element …

The impact loads have a significant influence on the dynamic strength and cracking
behaviours of pre-cracked rocks, which plays a key role in the stability and safety of rock …

Rocks are usually subjected to cyclic wetting-drying due to the periodical changes in moist
condition. To investigate the effect of wetting-drying cycles on the fracture behavior of …

In underground engineering constructions, fractured rock masses are likely to be subjected
to three-dimensional static stress and dynamic loading simultaneously. In this study, via a …

Freeze-thaw weathering effectively deteriorates the physical and mechanical properties of
rocks and seriously threatens the stability of engineering projects in cold regions. This study …

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 …

Granite, as a typical anisotropic hard and brittle rock, is generally in a uniaxial, biaxial, or
triaxial state of stress in deep underground engineering and is frequently influenced by …

Material embrittlement is often encountered in machining, heat treatment, hydrogen and low-
temperature conditions among which machining is strain-rate related. More strain-rate …

Rocks are generally deformed and fractured upon various scales of strain rates.
Understanding the strain rate effects on the thermal infrared radiation (IR) characteristics of …