Mining safety is considered to be a significant factor in ensuring the sustainability of mining
industry. To gain a comprehensive understanding of the current status and development …

To comprehensively understand the differences in mechanical behavior of coal during the
mining process at different depths, cyclic triaxial loading and unloading (CTLU) experiments …

In recent years, many studies have shown that it is meaningful to place rocks under stress
paths corresponding to various loading and unloading conditions. However, the deformation …

The mechanical behavior of coal is the key factor affecting underground coal mining and
coalbed methane extraction. In this study, triaxial compression and seepage tests were …

Characteristics of energy accumulation, evolution, and dissipation in uniaxial cyclic loading
and unloading compression of 30 sandstone rock specimens under six different loading …

To investigate the energy evolution characteristics of rock materials under uniaxial
compression, the single-cyclic loading–unloading uniaxial compression tests of four rock …

High stress caused by excavation is an inevitable part of deep underground rock mass
engineering or mining process, which is the key to induce disasters such as rockbursts …

Triaxial compression tests were conducted on fine-to-medium–grained granite specimens,
with initial confining pressures of 10, 20, 40, and 60 MPa, under various loading and …

This study numerically investigates the influence of material heterogeneity on the strength
and deformation behavior and the associated microcracking process of a felsic crystalline …

Understanding the real physical and mechanical characteristics of deep rocks under in situ
geological conditions is fundamental for deep rock engineering. Rock mechanics that …