This review aims to discuss the application and development of three-dimensional printing
(3DP) technology in the field of rock mechanics and the mechanical behaviors of 3D-printed …

Experimental research on the growth of internal flaws has rarely been reported due to the
fact that it is difficult to cut internal flaws in specimens and cannot capture the initiation and …

Coal-rock masses located in water-rich environments, such as heavy water mines, and
water-isolated coal-rock pillars installed underground, are consistently subjected to erosion …

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 …

A large number of two-layer rock-like specimens composed of different combinations of
materials and containing two fissures with 30°, 45° or 60° fissure angles were manufactured …

To better understand the macro/mesofracture and instability behaviors of the jointed
surrounding rock of a cavity, a series of uniaxial compression tests on jointed granite …

The failure characteristics of the fractured rock mass and the interaction between flaws were
significantly affected by the flaw configurations. This study quantitatively investigated the …

Stiff discontinuities have a significant influence on deep hard rock engineering disasters. To
study the influence of these discontinuities on the deformation and failure mechanisms of …

The shear strength deterioration of bedding planes between different rock types induced by
cyclic loading is vital to reasonably evaluate the stability of soft and hard interbedded …

The shear behavior of the interface between rock and cemented tailings backfill (CTB) is
extremely critical to the backfill design and stability of the backfilled underground mined-out …