International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Papers
(The median citation count of International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences is 7. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)
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Experimental analysis of rock mass transport during dolomite and gas outburst98
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Uplift of the surface of the earth above abandoned coal mines. Part A: Analysis of satellite data related to the movement of the surface93
A stacked deep multi-kernel learning framework for blast induced flyrock prediction86
Microwave-induced strength reduction and weakening mechanisms of basic rocks83
Carbon negative backfill mining in coal mines for carbon neutralization: Chemical carbon fixation performances with mineralized gangue79
Characterisation of fracture evolution of a single cemented brittle grain using in-situ X-ray computed tomography76
Experimental investigation of borehole breakout formation in Gosford sandstone73
Quantitative estimation of potential rockburst pit depths during blasting excavation in deep tunnels70
Experimental study on the role of clay mineral and water saturation in ultrasonic P-wave behaviours across individual filled rock joints70
Study of Cerchar abrasive parameters of monomineralic rocks and its application for evaluating cutting efficiency68
A local surface roughness mapping method for post-failure interpretation of brittle fracture propagation68
Development of a computer program from photogrammetry for assisting Q-system rating67
A novel in-situ stress measurement method incorporating non-oriented core ground re-orientation and acoustic emission: A case study of a deep borehole66
Modeling the orientation- and stress-dependent permeability of anisotropic rock with particle-based discrete element method65
Improving uniaxial compressive strength estimation of carbonate sedimentary rocks by combining minimally invasive and non-destructive techniques64
3D in-situ stress prediction for shale reservoirs based on the CapsNet-BiLSTM hybrid model63
A new Hoek-Brown-Matsuoka-Nakai failure criterion for rocks62
Quantifying fines migration in block caving through 3D experiments62
Three-dimensional surface deformation from multi-track InSAR and oil reservoir characterization: A case study in the Liaohe Oilfield, northeast China61
Failure in rock with intersecting rough joints under uniaxial compression59
Volumetric deformation and damage evolution of Tibet interbedded skarn under multistage constant-amplitude-cyclic loading59
Hard Rock Fragmentation in Percussion Drilling Considering Confining Pressure: Insights from an Experimental Study59
Experimental investigation of failure process and characteristics in circular tunnels under different stress states and internal unloading conditions56
Experimental study of the inrush of fines events in caving mining52
Estimation of proppant embedment from laboratory instrumented indentation tests on Montney formation in Western Canada52
Is the widely used relation between mechanical and hydraulic apertures reliable? Viewpoints from laboratory experiments52
Experimental observations on the effect of strain rate on rock tensile fracturing52
A fast permeability measurement method based on congenetic bilateral pulse decay51
Efficient implicit methods for wellbore shear failure analysis during drilling and production in coalbeds51
Implicit hydromechanical representation of fractures using a continuum approach50
Poroelastic effects on gas transport mechanisms and influence on apparent permeability in shale49
A novel semi-analytical model for pore volume compressibility in oil-bearing sandstone formations48
A novel method for evaluating stability and mechanism of flexural toppling based on energy conservation principle and numerical simulation48
Comprehensive in-situ stress estimation in a fractured geothermal reservoir in Pohang, South Korea using drilling data, hydraulic stimulations, and induced seismicity48
Calibrating high-dimensional rock creep constitutive models for geological disaster prevention: An application of data assimilation methods48
Causal mechanism of Gotthard Base Tunnel-induced ground deformation: Insights from 3D fully-coupled hydro-mechanical simulation and comparison to field measurements47
Numerical investigation of spatiotemporal flowing and blocking characteristics for grouting in multi karst conduits47
Deep learning-based adaptive denoising method for prediction of crack opening displacement of rock from noisy strain data46
Small scale laboratory monotonic and cyclic pull out testing on grout and resin encapsulated cable bolts45
Stress-sensitivity analysis of geological confined pores with ultrasonics45
Numerical modeling of rock spalling around a tunnel using visco-plastic interface elements and a rock removal strategy45
Experimental study on creep of double-rock samples disturbed by dynamic impact44
Characteristics of carbon dioxide fracturing in comparison to conventional water hydraulic fracturing: Evidence from acoustic emission monitoring of small-scale field experiments44
Freezing deformation of saturation-dependent porous media considering interface energy and microstructure effects: From thermodynamics-based macroscopic constitutive relation to micromechanical upscal44
3D DEM simulations of the variability of rock mechanical behaviour based on random rock microcracks43
Multitask intelligent early warning of rockbursts based on classification-regression cascaded network model43
Damage constitutive model of brittle rock under uniaxial compression based on linear energy dissipation law42
Modelling rockbursts around a deep tunnel based on the particle finite element method: From progressive degradation to catastrophic ejection42
Mechanisms of stress- and fluid-pressure-driven fault reactivation in Gonghe granite: Implications for injection-induced earthquakes41
Comparison of high-frequency components in acoustic emissions from rock fracture under Mode Ⅰ and Mode Ⅱ dominated loading41
A total system stiffness approach for determining shut-in pressure in hydraulic fracturing stress measurements41
Field validation of a detectable, magnetic, cementitious grout for rock fracture grouting41
Evaluating the deformation modulus at representative elementary volume using electrical resistivity tomography41
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Influence of thin spray-on layer (TSL) wrapping support on the spalling failure characteristics of sandstone40
Upscaling the creep behavior of clay-rich and quartz-rich shales from nanoindentation measurements: Application to the Wufeng-Longmaxi shale, China40
Experimental study on dilatancy behavior of soft rock under dynamic loading39
Fractal contact and asperities coalescence of rock joints under normal loading: Insights from pressure-sensitive film measurement39
Statistical study of squeezing for soft rocks based on factor and regression analyses of effective parameters39
Digital image correlation–based analysis of hygroscopic expansion in Herrnholz granite39
Modeling the behavior of a coal pillar rib using Bonded Block Models with emphasis on ground-support interaction39
Influence of joint inclination on mechanical behaviors of shales during unloading-induced slip processes38
Grain-scale analysis of fracture paths from high-cycle hydraulic fatigue experiments in granites and sandstone37
Time-dependent cracking and brittle creep in macrofractured sandstone37
New criterion for the spalling failure of deep rock engineering based on energy release37
Effect of liquid nitrogen cooling on mechanical characteristics and fracture morphology of layer coal under Brazilian splitting test36
Mechanical response and strain localization in coal under uniaxial loading, using digital volume correlation on X-ray tomography images36
Experimental insights into coupled hydraulic, mechanical, and electrical behaviors of granite fractures: Implications for indirect estimation of crustal permeability changes35
An experimental study of the contact mechanical behaviour of marble spheres under cyclic loading35
Study on interaction between TBM cutter and assisting kerfs based on full-scale cutting tests35
The movement process and length optimization of deep-hole blasting stemming structure35
Ultrasonic and NMR-based estimation of the microstructure at ice-rock interface35
An integrated field scale computational model for hydraulic conductivity of high energy explosive driven fracturing35
Characterizing the cracking process of various rock types under Brazilian loading based on coupled Acoustic Emission and high-speed imaging techniques35
Effects of time-dependent deformation of shale on the integrity of a geological nuclear waste repository34
Discing behavior and mechanism of cores extracted from Songke-2 well at depths below 4,500 m34
Mechanical performance of a 3D printed scaled mine roadway model33
Creep characteristics of a fracturing fluid-softened shale investigated by microindentation33
Rock shear creep modelling: DEM – Rate process theory approach33
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An adjusted analytical solution for thermal design in artificial ground freezing33
Anisotropic behavior and mechanical characteristics of the Montney Formation33
The correlation between blockiness and the existence of a hydraulic conductivity representative elementary volume of fractured rocks33
A micromechanical thermo-hydro-mechanical coupling model for fractured rocks based on multi-scale structures variations32
Enhancing fracture conductivity in carbonate formations through mineral alteration32
Impact of cyclic high-voltage pulse discharge on the formation mechanism of rock plasma channels and quantitative assessment of its weakening effect on rock strength32
Rockfall in open pit mines: management of the pit geometry and protection measures design32
Unsupervised clustering of mining-induced microseismicity provides insights into source mechanisms32
On the stress dependency of sand production coefficient in hydro-dynamical sanding criteria32
Comparison of contact treatment methods for rigid polyhedral discrete element models32
Ground surface uplift during hardcoal longwall mining31
Dynamic mechanical behaviours of frozen rock under sub-zero temperatures and dynamic loads31
Experimental study on the effective stress law and permeability of damaged sandstone under true triaxial stress31
Numerical analysis of hydro-thermal fracturing in saturated rocks by considering material anisotropy and micro-structural heterogeneity31
Development of empirical model for strength estimation of irregular-shaped-heightened-rib/snook for mechanised depillaring31
Modeling of thermally driven longitudinal fractures along a vertical well31
Open-pit slope design using a DtN-FEM: Parameter space exploration31
Enhanced discontinuity characterization in hard rock pillars using point cloud completion and DBSCAN clustering31
Fracture mechanism and energy evolution of sandstone with a circular inclusion31
Study on the mechanism of displacement mutation for jointed rock slopes during blasting excavation31
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Cracking of granitic rock by high frequency-high voltage-alternating current actuation of piezoelectric properties of quartz mineral: 3D numerical study30
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Model tests on dynamic responses of surrounding rock and support structure on underground tunnel under combined dynamic and static loading30
Progressive damage and fracture of biaxially-confined anisotropic coal under repeated impact loads30
Numerical investigation of progressive damage and associated seismicity on a laboratory fault30
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Detection of hidden mining-induced ground fissures via unmanned aerial vehicle infrared system and ground-penetrating radar30
Salt-induced structure damage and permeability enhancement of Three Gorges Reservoir sandstone under wetting-drying cycles29
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A novel approach to determine rock mechanical parameters using non-invasive geophysical methods29
Three-dimensional cracking and coalescence of two spatial-deflection joints in rock-like specimens under uniaxial compression28
Uplift of the surface of the earth above abandoned coal mines. Part B: Framework to understand and explain uplift28
A new methodology inspired from the Theory of Critical Distances for determination of inherent tensile strength and fracture toughness of rock materials28
Thermal-mechanical modelling on cumulative freeze-thaw deformation of porous rock in elastoplastic state based on Drucker-Prager criterion considering dilatancy28
Stress modelling using cellular automata for block caving applications28
Monitoring stress-induced brittle rock mass damage for preventative support maintenance27
A twisted yieldable rock bolt as a tool for dissipation of the ground pressure energy27
Effects of thermal treatment on acoustic waves in Carrara marble27
Numerical simulation of mixed aseismic/seismic fault-slip induced by fluid injection using coupled X-FEM analysis27
Hydraulic fractures evaluation of the glutenite and the effects of gravel heterogeneity based on cores27
Subsidence above irregular-shaped reservoirs27
Experimental study of poromechanical behavior of Callovo-Oxfordian claystone in undrained triaxial compression and extension tests27
Theory and analytical solutions to wellbore problems with hardening/softening Drucker-Prager models27
A novel graph-based 3D breakage method for angular particles with an image-based DEM26
Feature extraction and classification for induced microseismic signals during hydraulic fracturing: Implication for coalbed methane reservoir stimulation26
Effects of high-power microwave irradiation on tar-rich coal for realising in situ pyrolysis, fragmentation, and low-carbon utilisation of tar-rich coal26
Mechanical properties of α-quartz using nanoindentation tests and molecular dynamics simulations26
Influence of coupling and properties of encapsulating mortars on the anchoring capacity of rock bolts26
A 2D adaptive finite-discrete element method for simulating fracture and fragmentation in geomaterials26
Systematic investigation of stress-induced fracture closure and permeability evolution in Lac du Bonnet granite26
An experimental investigation on fatigue characteristics of granite under repeated dynamic tensions26
Statistical analysis of the impact of ore draw strategies on wet inrush hazard susceptibility in a panel cave mine25
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Characteristics of fractures stimulated by supercritical carbon dioxide fracturing in shale based on acoustic emission monitoring25
Deep transfer learning for P-wave arrival identification and automatic seismic source location in underground mines25
A study on influential rock properties for predicting the longitudinal wave velocity in a rock bolt: Numerical and machine learning approaches25
Impact of computer-controlled drill carriage's position deviation on automated hole positioning in underground roadways25
Modelling the loosening of rock in the experimental rock mining method25
The physical meaning of Grasselli's morphology parameters and its correlations with several other 2D fracture roughness parameters25
A three-phase coupled numerical model for the hydraulic fracturing of rock25
The influence of morphology and the loading-unloading process on discontinuity stress states observed via photoelastic technique and its inspiration to induced seismicity25
Numerical simulation on multi-well fracturing considering multiple thin layers in vertical direction25
A phase transition model for acid dissolution along a rough-walled carbonate fracture24
Effects of sandstone mineral composition heterogeneity on crack initiation and propagation through a microscopic analysis technique24
Meso-mechanical mechanism of ordered mica alignment on the progressive failure process of granite under different lateral stress directions24
Comparison of subcritical crack growth and dynamic fracture propagation in rocks under double-torsion tests24
Overview and comprehensive performance description of a new Micro Turbine Drilling - MTD technology for drilling laterals into hard reservoir rock24
An inversion for asymmetric hydraulic fracture growth and fracture opening distribution from tilt measurements24
A novel Tree-augmented Bayesian network for predicting rock weathering degree using incomplete dataset24
Thermal-mechanical modelling of rock response and damage evolution during excavation in prestressed geothermal deposits24
Study of contact pressure distribution between cutter and rock surface using the discrete element method24
Formulation, calibration, and applications of disk-based discontinuous deformation analysis for rock failure simulation24
Extension of reliability information of Z-numbers and fuzzy cognitive map: Development of causality-weighted rock engineering system to predict and risk assessment of blast-induced rock size distribut24
Erosion characteristics of hydrate-bearing sediments exposed to a cavitation jet24
Induced and triggered seismicity by immediate stress transfer and delayed fluid migration in a fractured geothermal reservoir at Pohang, South Korea24
Experimental study on response and precursor of pressure stimulated currents of combined coal-rock under cycling stress24
Bayesian inference of rock strength anisotropy: Uncertainty analysis of the Hoek–Brown failure criterion24
A true triaxial compression-induced microcracking model for evaluating short-term progressive and long-term creep failures of brittle rock24
Study of cutting forces acting on a disc cutter and impact of variable penetration measured by full scale linear cutting tests23
A meso-mechanical approach to time-dependent deformation and fracturing of partially saturated sandstone23
Changes in the nanomechanical properties of the constituent minerals in the ductile fauske marble and the brittle kuru granite during progressive failure23
High pre-tension reinforcing technology and design for ultra-shallow buried large-span urban tunnels23
Integration of automatic discontinuity identification and multi-scale hierarchical modeling for stability analysis of highly-jointed rock slopes23
Laboratory characterization of cyclic hydraulic fracturing for deep shale application in Southwest China23
Numerical electric breakdown model of heterogeneous granite for electro-pulse-boring23
Strain rate effect on mixed mode I/II fracture toughness of sandstone and its micromechanism23
Developments to the Bonded Block Modeling technique for Discrete Element simulation of transversely isotropic rocks23
Radiation efficiency and acoustic efficiency in rock cracking: a new understanding from low and high frequency waveforms22
Investigating the cutting force of disc cutter in multi-cutter rotary cutting of sandstone: Simulations and experiments22
A general equivalent continuum model and elastic wave velocity analysis of jointed rock masses22
Size effects on strength and deformability of artificially jointed hard rock22
A wellbore-fracture coupled fracturing model to simulate non-uniform fracture propagation under multiple clusters of fracturing22
Feature extraction, recognition, and classification of acoustic emission waveform signal of coal rock sample under uniaxial compression22
Characteristics of SH-wave propagation during oil reservoir excitation using BEM formulation in half-plane model representation22
Application of artificial neural network for determining elastic constants of a transversely isotropic rock from a single-orientation core22
Roles of heat and stress transfer in triggering fault instability in conjugate faulted reservoirs22
Frictional properties of the rupture surface of a carbonate rock avalanche22
Rock mass characteristics model for TBM penetration rate prediction– an updated version22
The susceptibility to degradation of stone materials used in the built heritage of the Ortygia island (Syracuse, Italy): A laboratory study22
A wing-crack extension model for tensile response of saturated rocks under coupled static-dynamic loading22
Evolution of water content and suction of Opalinus Clay from recovery at the drilling site to handling in the laboratory21
Theoretical and numerical investigation of damage zones in deep tunnels within a layered rock mass under full-face blasting21
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Automatic fracture characterization in CT images of rocks using an ensemble deep learning approach21
Modelling the relationship between oversize fragments and nature of rock mass for a sublevel caving operation21
New micromechanical data and modelling framework for the elastic response of calcareous mudstones21
Anisotropic dynamic-static elasticity correlations in lacustrine shales: Experimental insights for in situ stress estimation21
Experimental investigation on the influence of NaCl concentration on triaxial mechanical behaviors of a low-clay shale21
Experimental study on dynamic mechanical and failure behavior of a jointed rock mass21
Grain size heterogeneity controls strengthening to weakening of granite over high-temperature treatment21
Modeling study of cumulative damage effects and safety criterion of surrounding rock under multiple full-face blasting of a large cross-section tunnel21
Experimental study and model improvement on coal permeability: The influence of effective stress, slip effect, and water content21
Assessing the stability of high-level pillars in deeply-buried metal mines stabilized using cemented backfill21
Anisotropic acoustoelastic effective-medium model for stress-dependent elastic moduli of fractured rocks20
Grading scalping and sample size effects on critical shear strength of mine waste rock through laboratory and in-situ testing20
Extending the inclusion-based effective medium model with fluid pressures caused by wave-induced flow20
Investigating the textural and physico-mechanical response of granites to heat treatment20
Effect of hydro-chemical corrosion on mechanical properties of red sandstone under uniaxial and triaxial compression20
The mechanical creep property of shale for different loads and temperatures20
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Physical modeling of high extraction columns in block cave mining20
Experimental study of deformation induced by high-pressure methane adsorption and desorption: Insights into anisotropy and hysteresis characteristics20
A new coupled depth-integrated model incorporating 3D DDA on debris flow with large boulders20
Evolution and evaluation of the non-Darcy effects for partially filled fractures20
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Laboratory observation of shear stress recovery in rock joints considering joint compaction and dilatancy20
The effect of strain rate on inelastic strain development in porous sandstones deformed under reservoir conditions20
Experimental validation of a velocity discontinuity model for prediction of the seismic and static shear stiffness of rock joints20
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Geomechanical properties of laminated shale and bedding shale after water absorption: A case study of the Chang 7 shale in Ordos basin, China20
Investigation on the coupling response of stress-fracture-seepage field during oil-bearing coal mining20
Laboratory hydraulic shearing of granitic fractures with surface roughness under stress states of EGS: Permeability changes and energy balance19
Water weakening and the compressive brittle strength of carbonates: Influence of fracture toughness and static friction19
Supervised domain adaptation in prediction of peak shear strength of rock fractures19
Reply to comment by Fälth et al. on “Modelling coseismic displacements of fracture systems in crystalline rock during large earthquakes: Implications for the safety of nuclear waste repositories”19
A novel system for multivariate analysis of discontinuities in fractured rock masses based on manifold learning and fractal models19
Drag bit/rock interface laws for the transition between two layers19
Asymmetric failure mechanisms of anisotropic shale under direct shear19
A new model for coal gas seepage based on fracture-pore fractal structure characteristics19
A new integral equation method for calculating interacting stress-intensity factors of multiple holed-cracked anisotropic rock under both far-field and arbitrary surface stresses19
Mitigation of injection-induced seismicity on undrained faults in granite using cyclic fluid injection: A laboratory study19
Mechanical and fracturing characteristics of defected rock-like materials under biaxial compression19
Three-dimensional velocity structure of a coal mine revealed by induced microseismic traveltime data18
Material point method with a strain-softening model to simulate roof strata movement induced by progressive longwall mining18
Computational modelling of microwave-induced fractures in igneous rocks using phase field method18
Automatic identification and interpretation of discontinuities of rock slope from a 3D point cloud based on UAV nap-of-the-object photogrammetry18
Modelling the near-wellbore rock fracture tortuosity: Role of casing-cement-rock well system, perforation and in-situ stress18
Preconditioning blasting for rockburst control in a deep shaft sink18
Improvement of granite and concrete cutting efficiency using mixed-abrasives18
Non-isothermal consolidation: A systematic evaluation of two implementations based on multiphase and Richards equations18
Improved empirical hard rock pillar strength predictions using unconfined compressive strength as a proxy for brittleness18
Slope stability and post-failure analysis of soil-rock-mixture using the modified 2D DDA-SPH method18
Coupled thermal-hydraulic simulations of fracturing in granite under high temperature and high pressure treatment via peridynamic18
Influence of pre-existing crack on rockburst characteristics in coal-rock combination: A laboratory investigation18
Enhancing the accuracy of the scale of fluctuation estimating for tunnel surrounding rock mass properties18
Prediction of the transitional normal stress of rock joints under shear18
In-situ interference and tracer tests in granite rock with fractures at Beishan exploration tunnel, China18
Evaluation of cutting fragments in relation to force dynamics in actuated disc cutting18
Intelligent detection of dynamic cracking along an interface of brittle material using high-speed photography assisted by data augmentation and machine learning18
Anisotropic deformability and strength of slate from NW-Spain18
Improving block caving production by incorporating operational risks in short-term scheduling18
Evaluating wet muck risk in block caving mines: A new model17
Experimental study on the shear performance of a prestressed anchored jointed rock-like mass under different corrosion levels17
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