International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Papers
(The TQCC of International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences is 17. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)
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Development of a computer program from photogrammetry for assisting Q-system rating148
Uplift of the surface of the earth above abandoned coal mines. Part A: Analysis of satellite data related to the movement of the surface148
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Experimental investigation of borehole breakout formation in Gosford sandstone101
A stacked deep multi-kernel learning framework for blast induced flyrock prediction97
The velocity of roof deflection as an indicator of underground workings stability – Case study from polish deep copper mines96
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Experimental analysis of rock mass transport during dolomite and gas outburst91
3D in-situ stress prediction for shale reservoirs based on the CapsNet-BiLSTM hybrid model85
Study of Cerchar abrasive parameters of monomineralic rocks and its application for evaluating cutting efficiency85
A local surface roughness mapping method for post-failure interpretation of brittle fracture propagation84
Carbon negative backfill mining in coal mines for carbon neutralization: Chemical carbon fixation performances with mineralized gangue81
Is the widely used relation between mechanical and hydraulic apertures reliable? Viewpoints from laboratory experiments77
Improving uniaxial compressive strength estimation of carbonate sedimentary rocks by combining minimally invasive and non-destructive techniques76
A novel in-situ stress measurement method incorporating non-oriented core ground re-orientation and acoustic emission: A case study of a deep borehole76
Modeling the orientation- and stress-dependent permeability of anisotropic rock with particle-based discrete element method70
Rheological-dynamical method for prediction of compressive strength and deformation of rocks68
Experimental investigation of failure process and characteristics in circular tunnels under different stress states and internal unloading conditions67
A new Hoek-Brown-Matsuoka-Nakai failure criterion for rocks67
On tensile fracture of a brittle rock64
Quantifying fines migration in block caving through 3D experiments63
Volumetric deformation and damage evolution of Tibet interbedded skarn under multistage constant-amplitude-cyclic loading63
Hard Rock Fragmentation in Percussion Drilling Considering Confining Pressure: Insights from an Experimental Study62
Experimental study on the role of clay mineral and water saturation in ultrasonic P-wave behaviours across individual filled rock joints61
Quantitative estimation of potential rockburst pit depths during blasting excavation in deep tunnels59
Failure in rock with intersecting rough joints under uniaxial compression57
Experimental study of the inrush of fines events in caving mining57
Three-dimensional surface deformation from multi-track InSAR and oil reservoir characterization: A case study in the Liaohe Oilfield, northeast China57
Characterisation of fracture evolution of a single cemented brittle grain using in-situ X-ray computed tomography57
Poroelastic effects on gas transport mechanisms and influence on apparent permeability in shale55
A rigorous multiscale random field approach to generate large scale rough rock surfaces54
Efficient implicit methods for wellbore shear failure analysis during drilling and production in coalbeds53
Calibrating high-dimensional rock creep constitutive models for geological disaster prevention: An application of data assimilation methods52
Causal mechanism of Gotthard Base Tunnel-induced ground deformation: Insights from 3D fully-coupled hydro-mechanical simulation and comparison to field measurements51
Multitask intelligent early warning of rockbursts based on classification-regression cascaded network model51
Small scale laboratory monotonic and cyclic pull out testing on grout and resin encapsulated cable bolts50
Comprehensive in-situ stress estimation in a fractured geothermal reservoir in Pohang, South Korea using drilling data, hydraulic stimulations, and induced seismicity48
Study on the mechanism of a new fully mechanical mining method for extremely thick coal seam48
Implicit hydromechanical representation of fractures using a continuum approach47
Estimation of proppant embedment from laboratory instrumented indentation tests on Montney formation in Western Canada47
A fast permeability measurement method based on congenetic bilateral pulse decay46
Characteristics of carbon dioxide fracturing in comparison to conventional water hydraulic fracturing: Evidence from acoustic emission monitoring of small-scale field experiments46
Probabilistic stability analysis of failed and stable cases of coal pillars45
Numerical investigation of spatiotemporal flowing and blocking characteristics for grouting in multi karst conduits45
Stress-sensitivity analysis of geological confined pores with ultrasonics44
Experimental study on creep of double-rock samples disturbed by dynamic impact44
A novel semi-analytical model for pore volume compressibility in oil-bearing sandstone formations43
Freezing deformation of saturation-dependent porous media considering interface energy and microstructure effects: From thermodynamics-based macroscopic constitutive relation to micromechanical upscal42
3D DEM simulations of the variability of rock mechanical behaviour based on random rock microcracks41
A novel method for evaluating stability and mechanism of flexural toppling based on energy conservation principle and numerical simulation41
Damage constitutive model of brittle rock under uniaxial compression based on linear energy dissipation law41
Evaluating the deformation modulus at representative elementary volume using electrical resistivity tomography40
An experimental study of the contact mechanical behaviour of marble spheres under cyclic loading40
Development and application of UAV-SfM photogrammetry for quantitative characterization of rock mass discontinuities40
Experimental observations on the effect of strain rate on rock tensile fracturing40
Cracking mechanism and strength criteria evaluation of granite affected by intermediate principal stresses subjected to unloading stress state40
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Effects of time-dependent deformation of shale on the integrity of a geological nuclear waste repository39
Effect of liquid nitrogen cooling on mechanical characteristics and fracture morphology of layer coal under Brazilian splitting test39
Field validation of a detectable, magnetic, cementitious grout for rock fracture grouting38
Creep characteristics of a fracturing fluid-softened shale investigated by microindentation38
An experimental investigation of the effect of long-term, time-dependent proppant embedment on fracture permeability and fracture aperture reduction38
Time-dependent cracking and brittle creep in macrofractured sandstone38
Ultrasonic and NMR-based estimation of the microstructure at ice-rock interface38
Comparison of high-frequency components in acoustic emissions from rock fracture under Mode Ⅰ and Mode Ⅱ dominated loading37
Fractal contact and asperities coalescence of rock joints under normal loading: Insights from pressure-sensitive film measurement37
Modeling the behavior of a coal pillar rib using Bonded Block Models with emphasis on ground-support interaction37
Characterizing the cracking process of various rock types under Brazilian loading based on coupled Acoustic Emission and high-speed imaging techniques37
Influence of joint inclination on mechanical behaviors of shales during unloading-induced slip processes37
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 changes36
Discing behavior and mechanism of cores extracted from Songke-2 well at depths below 4,500 m36
An adjusted analytical solution for thermal design in artificial ground freezing36
Rock shear creep modelling: DEM – Rate process theory approach36
The movement process and length optimization of deep-hole blasting stemming structure36
Mechanisms of stress- and fluid-pressure-driven fault reactivation in Gonghe granite: Implications for injection-induced earthquakes35
An integrated field scale computational model for hydraulic conductivity of high energy explosive driven fracturing35
The correlation between blockiness and the existence of a hydraulic conductivity representative elementary volume of fractured rocks35
Statistical study of squeezing for soft rocks based on factor and regression analyses of effective parameters35
Numerical analysis for rock cutting force prediction in the tunnel boring process35
Experimental study on dilatancy behavior of soft rock under dynamic loading35
Influence of thin spray-on layer (TSL) wrapping support on the spalling failure characteristics of sandstone35
Digital image correlation–based analysis of hygroscopic expansion in Herrnholz granite35
Upscaling the creep behavior of clay-rich and quartz-rich shales from nanoindentation measurements: Application to the Wufeng-Longmaxi shale, China34
Unsupervised clustering of mining-induced microseismicity provides insights into source mechanisms34
New criterion for the spalling failure of deep rock engineering based on energy release34
Grain-scale analysis of fracture paths from high-cycle hydraulic fatigue experiments in granites and sandstone34
Comparison of contact treatment methods for rigid polyhedral discrete element models33
Development of empirical model for strength estimation of irregular-shaped-heightened-rib/snook for mechanised depillaring33
Rockfall in open pit mines: management of the pit geometry and protection measures design33
A micromechanical thermo-hydro-mechanical coupling model for fractured rocks based on multi-scale structures variations33
Anisotropic behavior and mechanical characteristics of the Montney Formation33
Enhanced discontinuity characterization in hard rock pillars using point cloud completion and DBSCAN clustering33
Numerical analysis of hydro-thermal fracturing in saturated rocks by considering material anisotropy and micro-structural heterogeneity32
A new approach to improve the assessment of rock mass discontinuity spacing using image analysis technique32
Open-pit slope design using a DtN-FEM: Parameter space exploration32
Mechanical performance of a 3D printed scaled mine roadway model32
Study on the mechanism of displacement mutation for jointed rock slopes during blasting excavation32
Fracture mechanism and energy evolution of sandstone with a circular inclusion32
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Dynamic mechanical behaviours of frozen rock under sub-zero temperatures and dynamic loads32
Experimental study on the effective stress law and permeability of damaged sandstone under true triaxial stress32
Modeling of thermally driven longitudinal fractures along a vertical well32
Ground surface uplift during hardcoal longwall mining31
Investigating the use of polymer-modified cementitious thin spray-on liners as stope face support31
On the stress dependency of sand production coefficient in hydro-dynamical sanding criteria31
Effects of thermal treatment on acoustic waves in Carrara marble30
Feature extraction and classification for induced microseismic signals during hydraulic fracturing: Implication for coalbed methane reservoir stimulation30
A novel graph-based 3D breakage method for angular particles with an image-based DEM30
Model tests on dynamic responses of surrounding rock and support structure on underground tunnel under combined dynamic and static loading30
Numerical simulation of mixed aseismic/seismic fault-slip induced by fluid injection using coupled X-FEM analysis30
Experimental study of poromechanical behavior of Callovo-Oxfordian claystone in undrained triaxial compression and extension tests30
Enhancing fracture conductivity in carbonate formations through mineral alteration30
Influence of coupling and properties of encapsulating mortars on the anchoring capacity of rock bolts29
Uplift of the surface of the earth above abandoned coal mines. Part B: Framework to understand and explain uplift29
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Deep transfer learning for P-wave arrival identification and automatic seismic source location in underground mines29
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Theory and analytical solutions to wellbore problems with hardening/softening Drucker-Prager models29
Subsidence above irregular-shaped reservoirs29
Acoustic emission monitoring of hydraulic fracturing using carbon dioxide in a small-scale field experiment29
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Monitoring stress-induced brittle rock mass damage for preventative support maintenance28
A new methodology inspired from the Theory of Critical Distances for determination of inherent tensile strength and fracture toughness of rock materials28
Statistical analysis of the impact of ore draw strategies on wet inrush hazard susceptibility in a panel cave mine28
A twisted yieldable rock bolt as a tool for dissipation of the ground pressure energy28
Numerical investigation of progressive damage and associated seismicity on a laboratory fault27
Salt-induced structure damage and permeability enhancement of Three Gorges Reservoir sandstone under wetting-drying cycles27
Stress modelling using cellular automata for block caving applications27
A novel approach to determine rock mechanical parameters using non-invasive geophysical methods27
Mechanical properties of α-quartz using nanoindentation tests and molecular dynamics simulations27
Analysis of deformation of linear viscoelastic two layered laminated rocks27
A 2D adaptive finite-discrete element method for simulating fracture and fragmentation in geomaterials27
The physical meaning of Grasselli's morphology parameters and its correlations with several other 2D fracture roughness parameters26
Three-dimensional cracking and coalescence of two spatial-deflection joints in rock-like specimens under uniaxial compression26
Permeability prediction for porous sandstone using digital twin modeling technology and Lattice Boltzmann method26
Cracking of granitic rock by high frequency-high voltage-alternating current actuation of piezoelectric properties of quartz mineral: 3D numerical study26
Experimental study of rock fragmentation under different stemming conditions in model blasting26
Hydraulic fractures evaluation of the glutenite and the effects of gravel heterogeneity based on cores26
Detection of hidden mining-induced ground fissures via unmanned aerial vehicle infrared system and ground-penetrating radar26
Effects of high-power microwave irradiation on tar-rich coal for realising in situ pyrolysis, fragmentation, and low-carbon utilisation of tar-rich coal25
Thermal-mechanical modelling on cumulative freeze-thaw deformation of porous rock in elastoplastic state based on Drucker-Prager criterion considering dilatancy25
A phase transition model for acid dissolution along a rough-walled carbonate fracture25
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Progressive damage and fracture of biaxially-confined anisotropic coal under repeated impact loads25
Meso-mechanical mechanism of ordered mica alignment on the progressive failure process of granite under different lateral stress directions25
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An experimental investigation on fatigue characteristics of granite under repeated dynamic tensions25
Modelling the loosening of rock in the experimental rock mining method25
Thermal-mechanical modelling of rock response and damage evolution during excavation in prestressed geothermal deposits25
A study on influential rock properties for predicting the longitudinal wave velocity in a rock bolt: Numerical and machine learning approaches24
A three-phase coupled numerical model for the hydraulic fracturing of rock24
A true triaxial compression-induced microcracking model for evaluating short-term progressive and long-term creep failures of brittle rock24
Impact of computer-controlled drill carriage's position deviation on automated hole positioning in underground roadways24
An inversion for asymmetric hydraulic fracture growth and fracture opening distribution from tilt measurements24
Application of artificial neural network for determining elastic constants of a transversely isotropic rock from a single-orientation core24
Changes in the nanomechanical properties of the constituent minerals in the ductile fauske marble and the brittle kuru granite during progressive failure24
Numerical simulation on multi-well fracturing considering multiple thin layers in vertical direction24
Formulation, calibration, and applications of disk-based discontinuous deformation analysis for rock failure simulation23
Comparison of subcritical crack growth and dynamic fracture propagation in rocks under double-torsion tests23
High-intensity longwall mining-induced ground subsidence in Shendong coalfield, China23
Developments to the Bonded Block Modeling technique for Discrete Element simulation of transversely isotropic rocks23
Bayesian inference of rock strength anisotropy: Uncertainty analysis of the Hoek–Brown failure criterion23
Characteristics of fractures stimulated by supercritical carbon dioxide fracturing in shale based on acoustic emission monitoring23
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 distribut23
The influence of morphology and the loading-unloading process on discontinuity stress states observed via photoelastic technique and its inspiration to induced seismicity23
Experimental study on response and precursor of pressure stimulated currents of combined coal-rock under cycling stress23
Feature extraction, recognition, and classification of acoustic emission waveform signal of coal rock sample under uniaxial compression23
Effects of sandstone mineral composition heterogeneity on crack initiation and propagation through a microscopic analysis technique23
Induced and triggered seismicity by immediate stress transfer and delayed fluid migration in a fractured geothermal reservoir at Pohang, South Korea23
Strain rate effect on mixed mode I/II fracture toughness of sandstone and its micromechanism23
Rock mass characteristics model for TBM penetration rate prediction– an updated version23
High pre-tension reinforcing technology and design for ultra-shallow buried large-span urban tunnels23
Study of contact pressure distribution between cutter and rock surface using the discrete element method23
Study of cutting forces acting on a disc cutter and impact of variable penetration measured by full scale linear cutting tests23
Overview and comprehensive performance description of a new Micro Turbine Drilling - MTD technology for drilling laterals into hard reservoir rock23
Numerical electric breakdown model of heterogeneous granite for electro-pulse-boring22
Laboratory characterization of cyclic hydraulic fracturing for deep shale application in Southwest China22
A new coupled depth-integrated model incorporating 3D DDA on debris flow with large boulders22
Theoretical and numerical investigation of damage zones in deep tunnels within a layered rock mass under full-face blasting22
Modelling the relationship between oversize fragments and nature of rock mass for a sublevel caving operation22
A novel Tree-augmented Bayesian network for predicting rock weathering degree using incomplete dataset22
Experimental study and model improvement on coal permeability: The influence of effective stress, slip effect, and water content22
Evolution of water content and suction of Opalinus Clay from recovery at the drilling site to handling in the laboratory22
A general equivalent continuum model and elastic wave velocity analysis of jointed rock masses22
A meso-mechanical approach to time-dependent deformation and fracturing of partially saturated sandstone22
Integration of automatic discontinuity identification and multi-scale hierarchical modeling for stability analysis of highly-jointed rock slopes22
Characteristics of SH-wave propagation during oil reservoir excitation using BEM formulation in half-plane model representation22
A geomechanical method for predicting the height of a water-flowing fractured zone in a layered overburden of longwall coal mining22
Frictional properties of the rupture surface of a carbonate rock avalanche21
A wing-crack extension model for tensile response of saturated rocks under coupled static-dynamic loading21
Experimental investigation on the influence of NaCl concentration on triaxial mechanical behaviors of a low-clay shale21
Roles of heat and stress transfer in triggering fault instability in conjugate faulted reservoirs21
Investigation on the coupling response of stress-fracture-seepage field during oil-bearing coal mining21
Investigating the textural and physico-mechanical response of granites to heat treatment21
A wellbore-fracture coupled fracturing model to simulate non-uniform fracture propagation under multiple clusters of fracturing21
Cross-scale characterization of sandstones via statistical nanoindentation: Evaluation of data analytics and upscaling models21
Effect of hydro-chemical corrosion on mechanical properties of red sandstone under uniaxial and triaxial compression21
The susceptibility to degradation of stone materials used in the built heritage of the Ortygia island (Syracuse, Italy): A laboratory study21
Automatic fracture characterization in CT images of rocks using an ensemble deep learning approach21
A novel approach for fracture skeleton extraction from rock surface images21
Size effects on strength and deformability of artificially jointed hard rock21
Characterization of mechanical discontinuities based on data-driven classification of compressional-wave travel times20
Investigating the cutting force of disc cutter in multi-cutter rotary cutting of sandstone: Simulations and experiments20
Geomechanical properties of laminated shale and bedding shale after water absorption: A case study of the Chang 7 shale in Ordos basin, China20
Experimental study on dynamic mechanical and failure behavior of a jointed rock mass20
Fluid-driven micro-cracking behaviour of crystalline rock using a coupled hydro-grain-based discrete element method20
Grain size heterogeneity controls strengthening to weakening of granite over high-temperature treatment20
Evolutions of the unfrozen water content of saturated sandstones during freezing process and the freeze-induced damage characteristics20
Modeling study of cumulative damage effects and safety criterion of surrounding rock under multiple full-face blasting of a large cross-section tunnel20
The mechanical creep property of shale for different loads and temperatures20
Assessing the stability of high-level pillars in deeply-buried metal mines stabilized using cemented backfill20
Mechanical model for the calculation of stress distribution on fault surface during the underground coal seam mining20
Evolution and evaluation of the non-Darcy effects for partially filled fractures20
New micromechanical data and modelling framework for the elastic response of calcareous mudstones20
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Extending the inclusion-based effective medium model with fluid pressures caused by wave-induced flow19
Experimental validation of a velocity discontinuity model for prediction of the seismic and static shear stiffness of rock joints19
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A novel system for multivariate analysis of discontinuities in fractured rock masses based on manifold learning and fractal models19
Asymmetric failure mechanisms of anisotropic shale under direct shear19
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Drag bit/rock interface laws for the transition between two layers19
Experimental study of deformation induced by high-pressure methane adsorption and desorption: Insights into anisotropy and hysteresis 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
The effect of strain rate on inelastic strain development in porous sandstones deformed under reservoir conditions19
Anisotropic failure behaviour and breakdown pressure interpretation of hydraulic fracturing experiments on shale19
Laboratory observation of shear stress recovery in rock joints considering joint compaction and dilatancy19
Grading scalping and sample size effects on critical shear strength of mine waste rock through laboratory and in-situ testing19
Effect of unloading in two directions on the formation of a deep-seated flexural toppling failure19
Supervised domain adaptation in prediction of peak shear strength of rock fractures19
Water weakening and the compressive brittle strength of carbonates: Influence of fracture toughness and static friction19
Anisotropic acoustoelastic effective-medium model for stress-dependent elastic moduli of fractured rocks19
Intelligent detection of dynamic cracking along an interface of brittle material using high-speed photography assisted by data augmentation and machine learning18
Non-isothermal consolidation: A systematic evaluation of two implementations based on multiphase and Richards equations18
Evaluation of cutting fragments in relation to force dynamics in actuated disc cutting18
Effect of the mineralogical composition on the elastoplastic hydromechanical response of Opalinus Clay shale18
Enhancing the accuracy of the scale of fluctuation estimating for tunnel surrounding rock mass properties18
Damage monitoring in rock specimens with pre-existing flaws by non-linear ultrasonic waves and digital image correlation18
Influence of pre-existing crack on rockburst characteristics in coal-rock combination: A laboratory investigation18
Material point method with a strain-softening model to simulate roof strata movement induced by progressive longwall mining18
Improving block caving production by incorporating operational risks in short-term scheduling18
Three-dimensional fabric orientation visualisation technique for distributed fractures using X-ray computed tomography18
Modelling the near-wellbore rock fracture tortuosity: Role of casing-cement-rock well system, perforation and in-situ stress18
Automatic identification and interpretation of discontinuities of rock slope from a 3D point cloud based on UAV nap-of-the-object photogrammetry18
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”18
Improved empirical hard rock pillar strength predictions using unconfined compressive strength as a proxy for brittleness18
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