International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Article	Citations
Experimental study on acoustic emission (AE) characteristics and crack classification during rock fracture in several basic lab tests	268
Shear-related roughness classification and strength model of natural rock joint based on fuzzy comprehensive evaluation	146
Experimental study on the effect of strain rate on rock acoustic emission characteristics	134
Coupled seepage-damage effect in fractured rock masses: model development and a case study	126
Strength-weakening effect and shear-tension failure mode transformation mechanism of rockburst for fine-grained granite under triaxial unloading compression	124
Developing a hybrid model of Jaya algorithm-based extreme gradient boosting machine to estimate blast-induced ground vibrations	122
A physical modeling-based study on the control mechanisms of Negative Poisson's ratio anchor cable on the stratified toppling deformation of anti-inclined slopes	120
Experimental study and discrete element method modeling of compression and permeability behaviors of weakly anisotropic sandstones	113
Experimental study of stress wave propagation and energy characteristics across rock specimens containing cemented mortar joint with various thicknesses	109
Crack coalescence in rock-like specimens with two dissimilar layers and pre-existing double parallel joints under uniaxial compression	97
In-situ test and bolt-grouting design evaluation method of underground engineering based on digital drilling	88
Study on very long-term creep tests and nonlinear creep-damage constitutive model of salt rock	87
Analysis of energy dissipation and crack evolution law of sandstone under impact load	85
Damage progression and acoustic emission in brittle failure of granite and sandstone	82
Failure mechanism of non-persistent jointed rock-like specimens under uniaxial loading: Laboratory testing	82
Automated extraction and evaluation of fracture trace maps from rock tunnel face images via deep learning	80
Experimental study on rock mechanical behavior retaining the in situ geological conditions at different depths	77
A FDEM-based 2D coupled thermal-hydro-mechanical model for multiphysical simulation of rock fracturing	76
Effect of liquid nitrogen cooling on mechanical characteristics and fracture morphology of layer coal under Brazilian splitting test	76
Effect of water content on the failure pattern and acoustic emission characteristics of red sandstone	74
Mechanical behavior of marble exposed to freeze-thaw-fatigue loading	73
Cracking mechanism and strength criteria evaluation of granite affected by intermediate principal stresses subjected to unloading stress state	72
Changes in the structure and mechanical properties of a typical coal induced by water immersion	71
Effects of dynamic strain rate on the energy dissipation and fragment characteristics of cross-fissured rocks	70
Energy evolution of brittle granite under different loading rates	70

Acoustic emission characteristics of gabbro after microwave heating	67
Seepage channel development in the crown pillar: Insights from induced microseismicity	67
Evolutions of the unfrozen water content of saturated sandstones during freezing process and the freeze-induced damage characteristics	65
Development and application of UAV-SfM photogrammetry for quantitative characterization of rock mass discontinuities	61
Volumetric deformation and damage evolution of Tibet interbedded skarn under multistage constant-amplitude-cyclic loading	61
Mechanical property deterioration characteristics and a new constitutive model for rocks subjected to freeze-thaw weathering process	59
Effect of thermal cycling-dependent cracks on physical and mechanical properties of granite for enhanced geothermal system	59
Evolution of the mechanical and strength parameters of hard rocks in the true triaxial cyclic loading and unloading tests	58
Modeling coupled gas flow and geomechanics process in stimulated coal seam by hydraulic flushing	58
Effects of prior cyclic loading damage on failure characteristics of sandstone under true-triaxial unloading conditions	58
Modelling fluid injection-induced fracture activation, damage growth, seismicity occurrence and connectivity change in naturally fractured rocks	57
Discing behavior and mechanism of cores extracted from Songke-2 well at depths below 4,500 m	55
True triaxial strength and failure characteristics of cubic coal and sandstone under different loading paths	54
Three-dimensional tunnel face extrusion and reinforcement effects of underground excavations in deep rock masses	54
The strength characteristics and progressive failure mechanism of soft rock-coal combination samples with consideration given to interface effects	54
Experimental results of blast-induced cracking fractal characteristics and propagation behavior in deep rock mass	52
The position of hydraulic fracturing to initiate vertical fractures in hard hanging roof for stress relief	52
An experimental study on fracture evolution mechanism of a non-persistent jointed rock mass with various anchorage effects by DSCM, AE and X-ray CT observations	51
Experimental study on the softening effect and mechanism of anthracite with CO2 injection	49
Hydromechanical bond-based peridynamic model for pressurized and fluid-driven fracturing processes in fissured porous rocks	48
Experimental study on wave propagation through granite after high-temperature treatment	48
Acoustic emission uncovers thermal damage evolution of rock	48
New criterion for the spalling failure of deep rock engineering based on energy release	47
Permeability evolution of coal subjected to triaxial compression based on in-situ nuclear magnetic resonance	46
Theoretical damage characterisation and damage evolution process of intact rocks based on linear energy dissipation law under uniaxial compression	46
Effects of axial pre-force and loading rate on Mode I fracture behavior of granite	45
High-intensity longwall mining-induced ground subsidence in Shendong coalfield, China	45
Heat transfer in a 3D rough rock fracture with heterogeneous apertures	45
Effects of loading rate on the compound dynamic disaster in deep underground coal mine under true triaxial stress	45
Asynchronous difference in dynamic characteristics of adsorption swelling and mechanical compression of coal: Modeling and experiments	45
Dynamic loading induced by the instability of voussoir beam structure during mining below the slope	44
Mechanical properties of granite under real-time high temperature and three-dimensional stress	44
Behavior of transversely isotropic shale observed in triaxial tests and Brazilian disc tests	43
Field experiment on directional roof presplitting for pressure relief of retained roadways	43
Numerical study of stability of mining roadways with 6.0-m section coal pillars under influence of repeated mining	43
A new large strain approach for predicting tunnel deformation in strain-softening rock mass based on the generalized Zhang-Zhu strength criterion	42
A three-dimensional coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical numerical model with partially bridging multi-stage contact fractures in horizontal-well enhanced geothermal system	42
Numerical investigation on crack development and energy evolution of stressed coal-rock combination	41
Mechanical properties and energy characteristics of coal at different depths under cyclic triaxial loading and unloading	41
A combined “ground support-rock modification-destressing” strategy for 1000-m deep roadways in extreme squeezing ground condition	41
Experimental analysis of progressive failure behavior of rock tunnel with a fault zone using non-contact DIC technique	40
Microstructural variations and damage evolvement of salt rock under cyclic loading	40
Uncertainty investigation for the classification of rock micro-fracture types using acoustic emission parameters	40
Explosion propagation and characteristics of rock damage in decoupled charge blasting based on computed tomography scanning	40
Grain-scale failure mechanism of porous sandstone: An experimental and numerical FDEM study of the Brazilian Tensile Strength test using CT-Scan microstructure	40
Deterioration of non-persistent rock joints: A focus on impact of freeze–thaw cycles	40
Real-time characterization of the grouting diffusion process in fractured sandstone based on the low-field nuclear magnetic resonance technique	40
Experimental and numerical investigation of laser-induced rock damage and the implications for laser-assisted rock cutting	39
Grain size heterogeneity controls strengthening to weakening of granite over high-temperature treatment	39
Empty region identification method and experimental verification for the two-dimensional complex structure	39

Modelling of dynamic rock fracture process using the finite-discrete element method with a novel and efficient contact activation scheme	39
Size and spatial fractal distributions of coal fracture networks under different mining-induced stress conditions	39
Influence of substrate properties and interfacial roughness on static and dynamic tensile behaviour of rock-shotcrete interface from macro and micro views	39
Characteristics of stratum movement induced by downward longwall mining activities in middle-distance multi-seam	38
Long-term mechanical and acoustic emission characteristics of creep in deeply buried jinping marble considering excavation disturbance	38
Experimental investigations of pressure stimulated currents from stressed sandstone used as precursors to rock fracture	38
A visual experimental study on proppants transport in rough vertical fractures	38
Effect of frequency during cyclic hydraulic fracturing and the process of fracture development in laboratory experiments	37
Permeability evolution and crack characteristics in granite under treatment at high temperature	37
Multiphysics study of microwave irradiation effects on rock breakage system	37
Model experimental study on the effects of in situ stresses on pre-splitting blasting damage and strain development	36
Anisotropic failure behaviour and breakdown pressure interpretation of hydraulic fracturing experiments on shale	36
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	36
Influence of repeated heating on physical-mechanical properties and damage evolution of granite	36
Geomechanics model test research on automatically formed roadway by roof cutting and pressure releasing	35
A constitutive model for modified cable bolts exhibiting cone shaped failure mode	35
An experimental study of infrared radiation characteristics of sandstone in dilatancy process	34
A new anisotropic coal permeability model under the influence of stress, gas sorption and temperature: Development and verification	34
Post-peak Stress–Strain curves of brittle hard rocks under axial-strain-controlled loading	34
Fluid-driven micro-cracking behaviour of crystalline rock using a coupled hydro-grain-based discrete element method	34
Mechanical anisotropy of coal under coupled biaxial static and dynamic loads	33
3D continuum-discrete coupled modelling of triaxial Hopkinson bar tests on rock under multiaxial static-dynamic loads	33
A deep learning approach for rock fragmentation analysis	33
Micro-mechanism of brittle creep in saturated sandstone and its mechanical behavior after creep damage	33
Multiscale elastic anisotropy of a shale characterized by cross-scale big data nanoindentation	32
Instantaneous expansion with a single fracture: A new directional rock-breaking technology for roof cutting	32
Experimental study on the influence of prefabricated fissure size on the directional propagation law of rock type-I crack	31
Theoretical models for simulating the failure range and stability of inclined floor strata induced by mining and hydraulic pressure	31
Mechanical properties and binary-medium constitutive model for semi-through jointed mudstone samples	31
Numerical study of thermo-hydro-mechanical responses of in situ heating test with phase-field model	31
Feature extraction, recognition, and classification of acoustic emission waveform signal of coal rock sample under uniaxial compression	31
A new stress-damage-flow coupling model and the damage characterization of raw coal under loading and unloading conditions	31
Stress wave superposition effect and crack initiation mechanism between two adjacent boreholes	31
Anisotropic characteristics of acoustic emission and the corresponding multifractal spectrum during progressive failure of shale under cyclic loading	31
Experimental investigation of the influence of dry-wet, freeze-thaw and water immersion treatments on the mechanical strength of the clay-bearing green sandstone	31
Seepage characteristics of chemical grout flow in porous sandstone with a fracture under different temperature conditions: An NMR based experimental investigation	30
Experimental investigation of failure process and characteristics in circular tunnels under different stress states and internal unloading conditions	30
Mechanical properties of rock salt under combined creep and fatigue	30
The influence of immersed water level on the short- and long-term mechanical behavior of sandstone	30
Imaging opening-mode fracture in sandstone under three-point bending: A direct identification of the fracture process zone and traction-free crack based on cohesive zone model	30
Effects of thermally-induced cracks on acoustic emission characteristics of granite under tensile conditions	29
Multi-source data driven method for assessing the rock mass quality of a NATM tunnel face via hybrid ensemble learning models	29
A 3D thermo-hydro-mechanical coupling model for enhanced geothermal systems	29
Roof-cutting and energy-absorbing method for dynamic disaster control in deep coal mine	29
Study on dynamic shear deformation behaviors and test methodology of sawtooth-shaped rock joints under impact load	28
TOUGH-RFPA: Coupled thermal-hydraulic-mechanical Rock Failure Process Analysis with application to deep geothermal wells	28
A reliable numerical analysis for large-scale modelling of a high-level radioactive waste repository in the Callovo-Oxfordian claystone	28
Heating characteristics of igneous rock-forming minerals under microwave irradiation	28
Determining Young's modulus of granite using accurate grain-based modeling with microscale rock mechanical experiments	28
Slip behavior of rough rock discontinuity under high velocity impact: Experiments and models	27
Integrated rockburst early warning model based on fuzzy comprehensive evaluation method	27
Predicting of land surface uplift caused by the flooding of underground coal mines – A case study	27
A study on the energy sources and the role of the surrounding rock mass in strain burst	27
Experimental study of the creep properties of coal considering initial damage	27
Anisotropic deformability and strength of slate from NW-Spain	27
Location error based seismic cluster analysis and its application to burst damage assessment in underground coal mines	27
Effect of water on sandstone's fracture toughness and frictional parameters: Brittle strength constraints	27
Stability analyses of side-exposed backfill considering mine depth and extraction of adjacent stope	27
In-situ digital profiling of soil to rock strength from drilling process monitoring of 200 m deep drillhole in loess ground	27
Damage constitutive model of brittle rock under uniaxial compression based on linear energy dissipation law	27
Modeling study of cumulative damage effects and safety criterion of surrounding rock under multiple full-face blasting of a large cross-section tunnel	27
Laboratory characterization of cyclic hydraulic fracturing for deep shale application in Southwest China	26
Rockburst prediction and analysis of activity characteristics within surrounding rock based on microseismic monitoring and numerical simulation	26
Dynamic mechanical characteristic and fracture evolution mechanism of deep roadway sandstone containing weakly filled joints with various angles	26
A microwave fracturability index (MFI) of hard igneous rocks	26
Understanding competing effect between sorption swelling and mechanical compression on coal matrix deformation and its permeability	26
Experimental study of rock fragmentation under different stemming conditions in model blasting	26
Laboratory hydraulic stimulation experiments to investigate the interaction between newly formed and preexisting fractures	26
Studies of stress and displacement distribution and the evolution law during rock failure process based on acoustic emission and microseismic monitoring	26
Applicability of energy-absorbing support system for rockburst prevention in underground roadways	26
Nano-scale mechanical properties of constituent minerals in shales investigated by combined nanoindentation statistical analyses and SEM-EDS-XRD techniques	26
Microwave fracturing of water-bearing sandstones: Heating characteristics and bursting	25
A novel test device for the direct measurement of tensile strength of rock using ring shape sample	25
Fracture mechanism and energy evolution of sandstone with a circular inclusion	25
A novel rockbolt formulation for a GPU-accelerated, finite-discrete element method code and its application to underground excavations	25
Tunneling in heterogeneous rock masses with a block-in-matrix fabric	25
A novel GPGPU-parallelized contact detection algorithm for combined finite-discrete element method	25
Assessing the stability of high-level pillars in deeply-buried metal mines stabilized using cemented backfill	25
An international model comparison study of controlled fault activation experiments in argillaceous claystone at the Mont Terri Laboratory	24
Effective evaluation of deep-hole blasting for controlling strong tremors induced by deep coal mining-A case study	24

Evaluation of energy storage and release potentials of highly stressed rock pillar from rockburst control perspectives	24
An experimental investigation of the effect of long-term, time-dependent proppant embedment on fracture permeability and fracture aperture reduction	24
The propagation and interaction of cracks under freeze-thaw cycling in rock-like material	24
Permeability prediction for porous sandstone using digital twin modeling technology and Lattice Boltzmann method	24
Ground response of entries driven adjacent to a retreating longwall panel	24
A combined approach for estimating horizontal principal stress magnitudes from borehole breakout data via artificial neural network and rock failure criterion	24
Damage monitoring in rock specimens with pre-existing flaws by non-linear ultrasonic waves and digital image correlation	24
Mechanical model for the calculation of stress distribution on fault surface during the underground coal seam mining	24
Investigation on the key techniques and application of the new-generation automatically formed roadway without coal pillars by roof cutting	24
Numerical investigation into impacts of major fault on coal burst in longwall mining – A case study	24
Effect of microwave radiation on mechanical behaviors of tight fine sandstone subjected to true triaxial stress	24
Upscaling THM modeling from small-scale to full-scale in-situ experiments in the Callovo-Oxfordian claystone	24
Damage evolution of rock salt under multilevel amplitude creep–fatigue loading with acoustic emission monitoring	24
Coupled multiscale-modeling of microwave-heating-induced fracturing in shales	23
Modelling real particle shape in DEM: a comparison of two methods with application to railway ballast	23
A comprehensive underground excavation design (CUED) methodology for geotechnical engineering design of deep underground mining and tunneling	23
Size effect and other effects on mode I fracture toughness using two testing methods	23
Cracking mechanisms of a medium-grained granite under mixed-mode I-II loading illuminated by acoustic emission	23
Modelling of thermo-mechanical effects in a rock quarry wall induced by near-surface temperature fluctuations	23
Experimental investigations of static mechanical properties and failure characteristics of damaged diorite after dynamic triaxial compression	22
Anisotropic mechanical behaviour of columnar jointed rock masses subjected to cyclic loading: An experimental investigation	22
The role of porosity in the dynamic disturbance resistance of water-saturated coal	22
Quantifying fatigue-damage and failure-precursors using ultrasonic coda wave interferometry	22
A new method for constructing finite difference model of soil-rock mixture slope and its stability analysis	22
Study on the mechanism of a new fully mechanical mining method for extremely thick coal seam	22
Numerical simulation based approach for assessment of blast induced deformation pattern in slot raise excavation	22
A shear strength model for anisotropic blocky rock masses with persistent joints	22
A comprehensive study on ring shape specimens under compressive and tensile loadings for covering the full range of I+II fracture modes of gypsum material	22
Effects of inherent spatial variability of rock properties on the thermo-hydro-mechanical responses of a high-level radioactive waste repository	22
Experimental investigation on infrared radiation features of fracturing process in jointed rock under concentrated load	22
Numerical analysis of different fracturing mechanisms between supercritical CO2 and water-based fracturing fluids	22
A geomechanical method for predicting the height of a water-flowing fractured zone in a layered overburden of longwall coal mining	22
Study on the mechanism of displacement mutation for jointed rock slopes during blasting excavation	22
Numerical analysis of dual porosity coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical behaviour during CO2 sequestration in coal	22
Feasibility of constructing a full-scale radioactive high-level waste disposal cell and characterization of its thermo-hydro-mechanical behavior	22
Dynamic failure behavior of Jinping marble under various preloading conditions corresponding to different depths	22
Experimental and theoretical investigation of coupled damage of rock under combined disturbance	21
Injection-induced slip heterogeneity on faults in shale reservoirs	21
The in situ stress field and microscale controlling factors in the Ordos Basin, central China	21
Experimental investigation of water sensitivity effects on microscale mechanical behavior of shale	21
An experimental investigation on tensile fracturing of brittle rocks by considering the effect of grain size and mineralogical composition	21
Failure in rock with intersecting rough joints under uniaxial compression	21
Experimental investigation of rock strength using indentation test and point load test	21
Numerical electric breakdown model of heterogeneous granite for electro-pulse-boring	21
In-situ direct shear test and numerical simulation of slate structural planes with thick muddy interlayer along bedding slope	21
Modeling of fluid injection-induced fault reactivation using coupled fluid flow and mechanical interface model	21
Key factors analysis and constitutive equation modification of a macro-NPR bolt for achieving high constant resistance and large deformation characteristics	21
A modified rock mass classification system for TBM tunnels and tunneling based on the HC method of China	21
A wing-crack extension model for tensile response of saturated rocks under coupled static-dynamic loading	21
Numerical simulation of fracture propagation in freezing rocks using the extended finite element method (XFEM)	21
Dynamic response of existing tunnel under cylindrical unloading wave	21
Time-dependent solution for non-circular tunnels considering the elasto-viscoplastic rockmass	21
An analysis of the meso-structural damage evolution of coal using X-ray CT and a gray-scale level co-occurrence matrix method	21
Experimental study on influence of host rock strength on shear performance of Micro-NPR steel bolted rock joints	21
Estimating the long-term strength and time-to-failure of brittle rocks from laboratory testing	21
Effects of grain size distributions on the macro-mechanical behavior of rock salt using micro-based multiscale methods	20
An auto-detection network to provide an automated real-time early warning of rock engineering hazards using microseismic monitoring	20
Creep deformation analysis of gas storage in salt caverns	20
Investigation of the efficiency of longwall top coal caving method applied by forming a face in horizontal thickness of the seam in steeply inclined thick coal seams by using a physical model	20
A rate- and pressure-dependent damage-plasticity constitutive model for rock	20
Improving uniaxial compressive strength estimation of carbonate sedimentary rocks by combining minimally invasive and non-destructive techniques	20
Effects of geo-stress on the dynamic response of multi-physical field parameters during coal and gas outbursts under true triaxial stress	20
Fracturing mechanisms and deformation characteristics of rock surrounding the gate during gob-side entry retention through roof pre-fracturing	20
Roof fall hazard assessment with the use of artificial neural network	20
Hydromechanical insight of fracture opening and closure during in-situ hydraulic fracturing in crystalline rock	20
Damage mechanism and heat transfer characteristics of limestone after thermal shock cycle treatments based on geothermal development	20
Prediction of rock abrasivity and hardness from mineral composition	20
The use of supercritical CO2 in deep geothermal reservoirs as a working fluid: Insights from coupled THMC modeling	20
The study of water-resistant key strata stability detected by optic fiber sensing in shallow-buried coal seam	20
Numerical analysis of the stability of arched sill mats made of cemented backfill	20
Visualization of hydraulic fracture using physics-informed clustering to process ultrasonic shear waves	19
Forecast of time-of-instability in rocks under complex stress conditions using spatial precursory AE response rate	19
Observations of breakage for transversely isotropic shale using acoustic emission and X-ray computed tomography: Effect of bedding orientation, pre-existing weaknesses, and pore water	19
Coupled hydro-mechanical modelling of dilatancy controlled gas flow and gas induced fracturing in saturated claystone	19
Resistance behavior of Constant-Resistance-Large-Deformation bolt considering surrounding rock pressure	19
Deformation characteristics of sidewall and anchorage mechanisms of prestressed cables in layered rock strata dipping steeply into the inner space of underground powerhouse cavern	19
Intelligent modeling of blast-induced rock movement prediction using dimensional analysis and optimized artificial neural network technique	19
Thermal damage effect on the thermal conductivity inhomogeneity of granite	19
Analytical solution of T-stresses for an inclined crack in compression	19
A novel approach for fracture skeleton extraction from rock surface images	19
Development and application of cutterhead vibration monitoring system for TBM tunnelling	19
A fully automatic-image-based approach to quantifying the geological strength index of underground rock mass	19
A new modification to the Kuz-Ram model using the fragment size predicted by image analysis	19
Thermal effect on permeability in a single granite fracture: Experiment and theoretical model	19
Investigation of pillar damage mechanisms and rock-support interaction using Bonded Block Models	19
Thermal shock and freeze-thaw resistance of different types of carbonate rocks	18
A novel in-situ stress measurement method incorporating non-oriented core ground re-orientation and acoustic emission: A case study of a deep borehole	18
Modeling shear behavior of rock joints: A focus on interaction of influencing parameters	18
Temperature-dependent mechanical properties and crack propagation modes of 3D printed sandstones	18
Risk assessment approach for rockfall hazards in steeply dipping coal seams	18
The role of prior creep duration on the acoustic emission characteristics of rock salt under cyclic loading	18
Instability of an intersecting fault-dyke system during deep rock excavation	18
Synthesis and characterization of water injection fracturing fluid for wetting and softening coal seam	17
A multi-scale model of plasticity and damage for rock-like materials with pores and inclusions	17
An uncertainty hybrid model for risk assessment and prediction of blast-induced rock mass fragmentation	17