Infrared thermography (IRT) has met an extensive popularity among the non-destructive
technologies for building diagnostics, especially with the increasing concerns of energy …

From a wide range of bibliography (148 publications composed by books, guidelines,
scientific papers, and other documents), the study presents a critical review of the use of the …

To explore the variation in rock acoustic emission (AE) characteristics with strain rate,
uniaxial compression tests at different loading rates and impact loading tests were …

As an environmentally friendly anhydrous fracturing technology, liquid nitrogen (LN 2)-
assisted refracturing can effectively improve fracture complexity and build Enhanced …

In recent years, microwave mechanical rock breaking—an energy-saving technology with
environmental benefits and high efficiency—is increasingly being used to improve the rock …

To investigate the influence of the bedding angle on the failure process and characteristics
of circular hole sidewalls, true-triaxial lab tests were conducted on cubic phyllite specimens …

Understanding of effects of water on crack propagation and crack failure modes of coal is
important to determine the required width of the coal pillars in underground reservoirs and …

The potential mechanism responsible for water-weakening effects on the direct tensile
failure of rocks remains poorly understood due to the difficulty of experimental control and …

At microscopic level, natural flaws act as stress concentrators in rock, favoring brittle fracture.
Acoustic emission (AE) monitoring was applied for the qualitative and quantitative …

A comprehensive review on fatigue damage assessment of reinforced concrete (RC)
structures with the aid of acoustic emission (AE) technique has been carried out. The …