Filled inclusions in rock discontinuities play a key role in the mechanical characteristics of
the rock and thereby influence the stability of rock engineering. In this study, a series of …

Rock masses are heterogeneous materials containing a large number of discontinuities, and
the failure of the natural rock mass is induced by the crack propagation and coalescence of …

The diverse joint distributions in natural layered rock masses bring a great difficulty to the
study on fracturing characteristics of surrounding rock in the process of tunnel excavation …

Flaws play a critical role in mastering the mechanical responses and failure behaviors of
rock masses in practical engineering. In this study, a series of compressive–shear tests were …

Strength, deformability and failure behaviors of rock masses are significantly affected by the
widespread natural fissures that are often distributed in overlapped patterns. To investigate …

Rock engineers often encounter materials with a large number of discontinuities that
significantly influence rock stability. However, the strength and failure patterns of ubiquitous …

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 …

Masonry construction with interlocking bricks could effectively reduce construction time,
minimize labour cost and improve construction quality. Existing interlocking bricks are mostly …

We conducted laboratory direct shear tests on two parallel coplanar intermittently jointed
rock to investigate the effect of joint roughness and loading conditions on the shear behavior …

A new method for constructing a digital model of soil-rock mixture is proposed in this paper.
Using this method, rock blocks of arbitrary shapes can be considered and the construction of …