Full understanding of the compression and permeability behaviors of weakly anisotropic
sandstones is a major challenge. The present work aims to address this challenging task …

Ground vibration induced by rock blasting is one of the most crucial problems in surface
mines and tunneling projects. Hence, accurate prediction of ground vibration is an important …

The study of rock fragmentation mechanism significantly contributes to the advancing speed
of tunnel boring machines (TBMs). In this sense, numerous factors are sha** the rock …

Complex formation structures lead to significant differences in the failure mechanisms of
hobs. WC-reinforced medium entropy composite coatings exhibit excellent comprehensive …

An improved three-dimensional (3D) displacement measuring system that uses the particle
image velocimetry (PIV) technique was developed to measure the full 3D displacement …

One of the undesirable phenomena in the surface mines, which results in various hazards
for human and facilities, is flyrock. It seems that the careful study of the subject and its effects …

TBM disc cutters used in a long-distance tunneling particularly in cutting through hard rock
would undergo substantial and intense wear. The cutting efficiency may greatly reduce and …

Predictive models have been widely used in different engineering fields, as well as in
petroleum engineering. Due to the development of high-performance computer systems, the …

Cutter holder is a crucial component of tunnel boring machine (TBM), whose performance
evaluation and selection needs to consider many factors, which is a challenging Multiple …

Natural soils usually experience multiple drying and wetting cycles in geotechnical
engineering. In this paper, the influences of history of drying and wetting upon the …