International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Article	Citations
A general equivalent continuum model and elastic wave velocity analysis of jointed rock masses	137
Thermally induced fracture modeling during a long-term water injection	135
Experimental investigation on the influence of NaCl concentration on triaxial mechanical behaviors of a low-clay shale	132
Development of a computer program from photogrammetry for assisting Q-system rating	114
Stable and rigorous simulation for all-way coupled multiphase flow and geomechanics in a bi-wing hydraulically fractured system: The vacuum area and dry zone	103
Permeability evolution of rock-concrete interfaces in underground lined storage systems	94
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Development of a geomechanical model based on suitable estimations of GSI and UCS in mining production slopes at the TilTil district, central Chile	84
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Comparative characterization of sandstone microstructure affected by cyclic wetting-drying process	80
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Rheological-dynamical method for prediction of compressive strength and deformation of rocks	79
Numerical simulation of rock erosion performance of a high-speed water jet using an immersed-body method	79
Characterization of mechanical discontinuities based on data-driven classification of compressional-wave travel times	79
Analytical and numerical investigations on pillar rockbursts induced by triangular blasting waves	79
Inverse hydraulic and transport model of groundwater recovery experiment using mixed-dimensional concept	78
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Impact of rock fracture geometry on geotechnical barrier integrity – A numerical study	74
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Comment on “Modelling coseismic displacements of fracture systems in crystalline rock during large earthquakes: Implications for the safety of nuclear waste repositories” as published by Lei and Loew	72
Transmission and application of a P-wave across joints based on a modified g-λ<	71
Differences in the plastic and brittle properties of Danian and Maastrichtian reservoir chalk from the North Sea	68
Semi-stochastic generation of rock discontinuity networks based on traces exposed on cavern roof	68
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Evolution of water content and suction of Opalinus Clay from recovery at the drilling site to handling in the laboratory	65
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Influences of water saturation and strain rate on the mechanical and failure behavior of sandstone under direct shear test with constant normal pressure	64
Combining geomechanical and hydrogeological modeling for drainage analysis in Block Caving mine development	63
A comparison study on the predictive ability of numerical methods for fracturing of rock with different pre-existing flaws	61
Crack system development in a heated rock with kerogen-filled pores	58
Investigation on the coupling response of stress-fracture-seepage field during oil-bearing coal mining	57
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Integrated rockburst hazard estimation methodology based on spatially smoothed seismicity model and Mann-Kendall trend test	55
Characteristics of SH-wave propagation during oil reservoir excitation using BEM formulation in half-plane model representation	55
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Non-local continuum damage model for poro-viscoelastic porous media	53
Simulation of tensile failure problems by improved three-dimensional discontinuous deformation analysis with multi-spring face-to-face contact model	53
Development of design norms for rib/snook during mechanised depillaring by continuous miner	52
Development of gravity flow draw theory and determination of its parameters	49
A novel model for air velocities in airblast events in block caving mining	49
Experimental investigation on the frequency-spectrum characteristic of stress wave propagation through thermally treated granite	49
Modelling real particle shape in DEM: a comparison of two methods with application to railway ballast	48
Experimental investigation of failure process and characteristics in circular tunnels under different stress states and internal unloading conditions	46
A new Hoek-Brown-Matsuoka-Nakai failure criterion for rocks	45
A micromechanical analysis of marble pulverization under quasi-static progressive cyclic loading	45
Investigation of pillar damage mechanisms and rock-support interaction using Bonded Block Models	44
Analytical solution of T-stresses for an inclined crack in compression	43
A 3D coupled numerical simulation of energised fracturing with CO2: Impact of CO2 phase on fracturing process	42
Optimizing well construction by establishing overpressure mechanism in Panna Formation, Western Offshore Basin, India	42
Dynamic uniaxial compression testing of veined rocks under high strain rates	41
Modeling study of cumulative damage effects and safety criterion of surrounding rock under multiple full-face blasting of a large cross-section tunnel	41
Modeling the shearing behavior of discontinuous rock mass incorporating dilation of joint aperture	41
Investigating the damage evolution of sandstone using electrical impedance spectroscopy	41
Automatic fracture characterization in CT images of rocks using an ensemble deep learning approach	41
On the role of poroelastic stressing and pore pressure diffusion in discrete fracture and fault system in triggering post-injection seismicity in enhanced geothermal systems	40
Roles of heat and stress transfer in triggering fault instability in conjugate faulted reservoirs	39
A novel micro-mechanical anisotropic elastic–plastic damage model for understanding time-dependent behaviors on rock-like materials	39
Experimental investigation of borehole breakout formation in Gosford sandstone	39
Uplift of the surface of the earth above abandoned coal mines. Part A: Analysis of satellite data related to the movement of the surface	38
Rock anisotropic damage characterisation and its evolution model by integrating acoustic emission tomography and ultrasonic monitoring	38
A fuzzy K-Means algorithm based on Fisher distribution for the identification of rock discontinuity sets	38
Influence of tectonic stress field on oil and gas migration in the Tahe Oilfield carbonate reservoir: Identification of areas favorable for reservoir formation	38
Permeation–strain characteristics and damage constitutive model of coal samples under the coupling effect of seepage and creep	38
Experimental study on dynamic deformation and breaking mechanism of high-temperature hard rock cutting by abrasive water jet	38
Is the widely used relation between mechanical and hydraulic apertures reliable? Viewpoints from laboratory experiments	37
Characterisation of fracture evolution of a single cemented brittle grain using in-situ X-ray computed tomography	37
Insight of molecular simulation to better assess deformation and failure of clay-rich rocks in compression and extension	37
The influence of backfilling of a caved zone and magma intrusion-type faults on surface deformation in a metal mine caused by sublevel caving mining	35
Dynamic cracking process of rock interpreted by localized strain-rate, rate-dependent strength field and transition strain-rate	35
A fully-coupled water-vapor flow and rock deformation/damage model for shale and coal: Its application for mine stability evaluation	35
Characteristics of strata movement and method for runoff disaster management for shallow multiseam mining in gully regions: A case study	34
Evolution and evaluation of the non-Darcy effects for partially filled fractures	34
Study on the mechanical behavior of crack propagation effect at the end of defect under explosive load	34
The susceptibility to degradation of stone materials used in the built heritage of the Ortygia island (Syracuse, Italy): A laboratory study	34

The velocity of roof deflection as an indicator of underground workings stability – Case study from polish deep copper mines	33
Study on the effect of micro-geometric heterogeneity on mechanical properties of brittle rock using a grain-based discrete element method coupling with the cohesive zone model	33
Modelling the relationship between oversize fragments and nature of rock mass for a sublevel caving operation	33
Numerical simulation of fluid-driven fracturing in orthotropic poroelastic media based on a peridynamics-finite element coupling approach	33
Strength changes associated with water transport in unsaturated tuff during drying	32
A wing-crack extension model for tensile response of saturated rocks under coupled static-dynamic loading	32
Experimental investigations of static mechanical properties and failure characteristics of damaged diorite after dynamic triaxial compression	32
Grain size heterogeneity controls strengthening to weakening of granite over high-temperature treatment	32
A novel in-situ stress measurement method incorporating non-oriented core ground re-orientation and acoustic emission: A case study of a deep borehole	31
Volumetric deformation and damage evolution of Tibet interbedded skarn under multistage constant-amplitude-cyclic loading	31
Investigating the cutting force of disc cutter in multi-cutter rotary cutting of sandstone: Simulations and experiments	31
Failure and post-failure kinematic disaster processes of columnar rock masses based on 3D discontinuous deformation analysis	30
A wellbore-fracture coupled fracturing model to simulate non-uniform fracture propagation under multiple clusters of fracturing	30
A combined “ground support-rock modification-destressing” strategy for 1000-m deep roadways in extreme squeezing ground condition	30
Prediction of rockfall hazard in open pit mines using a regression based machine learning model	30
Influence of asperity degradation and gouge formation on flow during rock fracture shearing	30
Multiphysics study of microwave irradiation effects on rock breakage system	30
Investigations on the macro-meso cumulative damage mechanism of the discontinuities in soft-hard interbedded rock mass under pre-peak cyclic shear loading	29
A multi-scale model of plasticity and damage for rock-like materials with pores and inclusions	29
Determination of the property evolution in rock after laser irradiation by nanoindentation and nuclear magnetic resonance	29
Estimating the long-term strength and time-to-failure of brittle rocks from laboratory testing	29
A micromechanical hydro-mechanical-damage coupled model for layered rocks considering multi-scale structures	29
Non-break modeling and numerical simulation for non-intact rock failure process	29
Rock breaking characteristics by swirling impeller abrasive water jet (SAWJ) on granite	29
A study on the energy sources and the role of the surrounding rock mass in strain burst	29
Damage mechanism and heat transfer characteristics of limestone after thermal shock cycle treatments based on geothermal development	28
Failure mechanism of hot dry rock under the coupling effect of thermal cycling and direct shear loading path	28
Numerical simulation based approach for assessment of blast induced deformation pattern in slot raise excavation	28
Mechanical behavior of marble exposed to freeze-thaw-fatigue loading	28
Intelligent prediction method for underbreak extent in underground tunnelling	28
Earth tides and seismic activity in deep coal mining	28
The propagation and interaction of cracks under freeze-thaw cycling in rock-like material	28
Fluid-driven micro-cracking behaviour of crystalline rock using a coupled hydro-grain-based discrete element method	28
Investigation of strength behavior of thermally deteriorated sedimentary rocks subjected to dynamic cyclic loading	27
Failure in rock with intersecting rough joints under uniaxial compression	27
TOUGH-RFPA: Coupled thermal-hydraulic-mechanical Rock Failure Process Analysis with application to deep geothermal wells	27
Rock dynamic fracture of a novel semi-circular-disk specimen	27
Improving uniaxial compressive strength estimation of carbonate sedimentary rocks by combining minimally invasive and non-destructive techniques	27
Rock fragmentation of simulated transversely isotropic rocks under static expansive loadings	27
New micromechanical data and modelling framework for the elastic response of calcareous mudstones	27
Effects of grain size distributions on the macro-mechanical behavior of rock salt using micro-based multiscale methods	27
3D in-situ stress prediction for shale reservoirs based on the CapsNet-BiLSTM hybrid model	27
A mesostructure-informed cohesion-based numerical method for fracture behavior of slate with foliation structure	27
Mechanisms of deterioration in a bored raise in brittle rock	27
A new coupled depth-integrated model incorporating 3D DDA on debris flow with large boulders	26
Wave transmission in layered composite rock mass comprising parallel joints and different rock materials	26
Effects of crystal orientation, temperature, deviatoric stress, and confining stress on creep of rock salt	26
Mechanism of hydraulic fracturing for controlling strong mining-induced earthquakes induced by coal mining	26
Diffusion mechanism of quick-setting slurry in water-rich fractured rock mass based on circle-outburst diffusion model	26
Study of Cerchar abrasive parameters of monomineralic rocks and its application for evaluating cutting efficiency	26
Mechanical behavior and failure mechanism of composite layered rocks under dynamic tensile loading	26
Optimization of a coal mine roof characterization model using machine learning	26
Shear creep deformation of rock fracture distrubed by dynamic loading	26
A stacked deep multi-kernel learning framework for blast induced flyrock prediction	25
Behavior in mixed-mode of desiccation cracks on a clayey rock front gallery	25
Thermoacoustic emission characteristics and real-time damage evolution in shales of the Lower Palaeozoic Niutitang Formation	25
Distribution characteristics of rock chips under relieved and unrelieved cutting conditions	25
Investigating the textural and physico-mechanical response of granites to heat treatment	25
Modeling and verification of non-linear mineral dissolution processes with buoyancy effects	25
Three-dimensional surface deformation from multi-track InSAR and oil reservoir characterization: A case study in the Liaohe Oilfield, northeast China	25
Crack interaction and fracturing of geomaterials with multiscale cracks	25
A local surface roughness mapping method for post-failure interpretation of brittle fracture propagation	25
Experimental study on dynamic mechanical and failure behavior of a jointed rock mass	24
An uncertainty hybrid model for risk assessment and prediction of blast-induced rock mass fragmentation	24
Variation of seismicity using reinforced seismic data for coal burst risk assessment in underground mines	24
Data-driven optimization of brittleness index for hydraulic fracturing	24
Damage evolution of rock salt under multilevel amplitude creep–fatigue loading with acoustic emission monitoring	24
Cross-scale analysis on the mechanical behavior of the conglomerate of Yulin Grottoes in China	23
Experimental study on the role of clay mineral and water saturation in ultrasonic P-wave behaviours across individual filled rock joints	23
Fractal analysis of anisotropic shear-fracture roughness from rocks and analogue laboratory models: A new approach for heterogeneous-slip characterization	23
Plasma blasting of rocks and rocks-like materials: An analytical model	23
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Carbon negative backfill mining in coal mines for carbon neutralization: Chemical carbon fixation performances with mineralized gangue	23
Effect of artificially induced microcracks near the rock surface on granite fragmentation performance under heating treatment	23
Quantitative estimation of potential rockburst pit depths during blasting excavation in deep tunnels	23
Assessing the stability of high-level pillars in deeply-buried metal mines stabilized using cemented backfill	23
Stress perturbation caused by multistage hydraulic fracturing: Implications for deep fault reactivation	23
Effects of fracture filling ratio and confining stress on the equivalent effective stress coefficient of rocks containing a single fracture	22
Experimental study on influence of host rock strength on shear performance of Micro-NPR steel bolted rock joints	22
On tensile fracture of a brittle rock	22

Pore structure evolution and radon exhalation characteristics of sandstone after loading and unloading	22
Quantifying fines migration in block caving through 3D experiments	22
Reverse toe sliding criteria of laterally confined low wall slope subjected to counterweight fill	22
Frictional properties of the rupture surface of a carbonate rock avalanche	22
Phase-field modelling of fluid driven fracture propagation in poroelastic materials considering the impact of inertial flow within the fractures	22
Effect of confining pressures on transverse isotropy of Maha Sarakham salt	22
Investigation of coupled hydro-mechanical modelling of hydraulic fracture propagation and interaction with natural fractures	22
A novel approach for fracture skeleton extraction from rock surface images	22
Combination of the unifying model for the effective thermal conductivity of isotropic, porous and composite geomaterials	22
Hard Rock Fragmentation in Percussion Drilling Considering Confining Pressure: Insights from an Experimental Study	21
Modeling the orientation- and stress-dependent permeability of anisotropic rock with particle-based discrete element method	21
Effect of water on sandstone's fracture toughness and frictional parameters: Brittle strength constraints	21
Automated rock mass discontinuity set characterisation using amplitude and phase decomposition of point cloud data	21
Microstructural variations and damage evolvement of salt rock under cyclic loading	21
Experimental study on double cuneiform reamed anchorages for cable bolt boreholes in soft rock	21
Size effects on strength and deformability of artificially jointed hard rock	21
A FDEM-based 2D coupled thermal-hydro-mechanical model for multiphysical simulation of rock fracturing	21
Mechanical model for the calculation of stress distribution on fault surface during the underground coal seam mining	21
Effect of water content on the failure pattern and acoustic emission characteristics of red sandstone	21
Evolutions of the unfrozen water content of saturated sandstones during freezing process and the freeze-induced damage characteristics	21
Anisotropic mechanical behaviour of columnar jointed rock masses subjected to cyclic loading: An experimental investigation	21
Numerical and experimental investigation of the anisotropic tensile behavior of layered rocks in 3D space under Brazilian test conditions	21
The mechanical creep property of shale for different loads and temperatures	21
Characterization of the negative Poisson's ratio effect of the thermal-damaged crystalline rock by the grain-based model	20
Risk assessment approach for rockfall hazards in steeply dipping coal seams	20
A 3D thermo-hydro-mechanical coupling model for enhanced geothermal systems	20
Geomechanical properties of laminated shale and bedding shale after water absorption: A case study of the Chang 7 shale in Ordos basin, China	20
The shear resistance mechanism of prestressed anchor cables in slope reinforcement	20
A new method to replicate high-porosity weak rocks subjected to cyclic freezing-thawing: Sand 3D printing and digital image correlation explorations	20
Mechanical properties and failure characteristics of anisotropic shale with circular hole under combined dynamic and static loading	20
A practical constitutive model of saturated fractured porous rock mass considering the fully coupling between the pore and fracture domains	20
Cross-scale characterization of sandstones via statistical nanoindentation: Evaluation of data analytics and upscaling models	20
Determination of heat transfer representative element volume and three-dimensional thermal conductivity tensor of fractured rock masses	20
Experimental investigation of rock strength using indentation test and point load test	20
A geomechanical method for predicting the height of a water-flowing fractured zone in a layered overburden of longwall coal mining	20
Investigation into shale softening induced by water/CO2-rock interaction	20
Identification and thermal characteristics of linear discontinuities on a high-steep slope using UAV with thermal infrared imager	19
Experimental investigation into influence of surrounding rock on strainburst: Insight from failure process and energy partition	19
Effective stress effect and slippage effect of gas migration in deep coal reservoirs	19
A numerical simulation approach of energy-absorbing anchor bolts for rock engineering	19
Effect of hydro-chemical corrosion on mechanical properties of red sandstone under uniaxial and triaxial compression	19
Experimental validation and mechanistic elucidation of crack division and two-phase flow-mediated sealing in coalbed methane extraction boreholes	19
Numerical modeling of time-dependent spalling of rock pillars	19
Poroelastic effects on gas transport mechanisms and influence on apparent permeability in shale	19
Experimental analysis of rock mass transport during dolomite and gas outburst	19
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A novel approach of mitigating fault-slip induced dynamic disasters based on liquid super-lubricity	19
Modelling anisotropic adsorption-induced coal swelling and stress-dependent anisotropic permeability	19
Investigation of the shear failure of rock joints using the four-dimensional lattice spring model	19
Experimental study and model improvement on coal permeability: The influence of effective stress, slip effect, and water content	19
Hydro-mechanical continuum modelling of fluid percolation through rock salt	18
LithoSegNet: Regional attention-based deep fusion of multi-scale and cross-stage features for real-time lithology segmentation	18
Development and testing of self-swelling cartridge for use as stemming material in open-pit blasting —A quarry case study	18
Microstructural evolution and mechanical behaviors of rock salt in energy storage: A molecular dynamics approach	18
Behaviour of yielding mechanical hybrid rockbolts under complex loading conditions	18
Comprehensive in-situ stress estimation in a fractured geothermal reservoir in Pohang, South Korea using drilling data, hydraulic stimulations, and induced seismicity	18
Experimental investigation on infrared radiation features of fracturing process in jointed rock under concentrated load	18
Experimental study on evolutive fracture behavior and properties of sulfate-rich fiber-reinforced cemented paste backfill under pure mode-I, mode-II, and mode-III loadings	18
Microwave pre-conditioning of granite and concrete and the implications on their geotechnical parameters	18
Pull-out creep laboratory test for soft rocks	18
Theoretical damage characterisation and damage evolution process of intact rocks based on linear energy dissipation law under uniaxial compression	18
Bingham and herschel-bulkley fluids flow regimes in rough-walled rock fractures	18
Experimental study on creep of double-rock samples disturbed by dynamic impact	18
Experimental results of blast-induced cracking fractal characteristics and propagation behavior in deep rock mass	18
Experimental observations on the effect of strain rate on rock tensile fracturing	18
Mitigation of injection-induced seismicity on undrained faults in granite using cyclic fluid injection: A laboratory study	18
A new model for coal gas seepage based on fracture-pore fractal structure characteristics	17
Investigating the influence of block rotation and shape on the impact process	17
An experimental and analytical study of rate-dependent shear behaviour of rough joints	17
Analytical solutions of noncircular tunnels in transversely isotropic rheological rock masses	17
Numerical investigation of spatiotemporal flowing and blocking characteristics for grouting in multi karst conduits	17
Anisotropic acoustoelastic effective-medium model for stress-dependent elastic moduli of fractured rocks	17
Polyaxial failure criteria for in situ stress analysis using borehole breakouts: Review of existing methods and development of an empirical alternative	17
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Onset of pore collapse and dilatancy in porous sandstone under true triaxial compression: Experimental observation and micromechanical modeling	17
Determining Young's modulus of granite using accurate grain-based modeling with microscale rock mechanical experiments	17
Numerical simulation of progressive sand production of open-hole completion borehole in heterogeneous igneous formation	17
The length of fracture process zone deciphers variations of rock tensile strength	17
Seepage characteristics of chemical grout flow in porous sandstone with a fracture under different temperature conditions: An NMR based experimental investigation	17
Determination of the stress tensor of a triaxial strain cell in a three-layer model using the genetic algorithm and support vector machine	16
Impact of stress-driven crack growth on the emergence of anomalous transport in critically connected natural fracture networks	16
A thermodynamics-based multi-physics constitutive model for variably saturated fractured sorptive rocks	16
Alteration of ultrasonic signatures by stress-induced changes in hydro-mechanical properties of fractured rocks	16
Extending the inclusion-based effective medium model with fluid pressures caused by wave-induced flow	16
Numerical modelling of thermal weakening of granite under dynamic loading	16
Integrated multiple tracer-based tomographic inversion and heterogeneity characterization of karst limestone mining regions in southwest China	16
Experimental validation of a velocity discontinuity model for prediction of the seismic and static shear stiffness of rock joints	16
Drag bit/rock interface laws for the transition between two layers	16
Theoretical dynamic displacement analysis for rock bolt with surrounding rock-soil body	16
A novel method to determine five elastic constants of a transversely isotropic rock using a single-orientation core by strip load test and strain inversion	16
Quantitative detection of damage processes in granite by sound signals	16
An analytical solution for the stress distribution around the cased borehole in the orthotropic formation	16
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Micromechanical approach to effective viscoelastic behavior of jointed rocks	16
Stress-sensitivity analysis of geological confined pores with ultrasonics	16