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	241
Shear-related roughness classification and strength model of natural rock joint based on fuzzy comprehensive evaluation	139
Coupled seepage-damage effect in fractured rock masses: model development and a case study	121
Experimental study on the effect of strain rate on rock acoustic emission characteristics	118
Strength-weakening effect and shear-tension failure mode transformation mechanism of rockburst for fine-grained granite under triaxial unloading compression	115
Developing a hybrid model of Jaya algorithm-based extreme gradient boosting machine to estimate blast-induced ground vibrations	114
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	111
Experimental study and discrete element method modeling of compression and permeability behaviors of weakly anisotropic sandstones	111
Experimental study of stress wave propagation and energy characteristics across rock specimens containing cemented mortar joint with various thicknesses	104
Research on an automatic roadway formation method in deep mining areas by roof cutting with high-strength bolt-grouting	99
Crack coalescence in rock-like specimens with two dissimilar layers and pre-existing double parallel joints under uniaxial compression	91
A new method for determining the crack classification criterion in acoustic emission parameter analysis	89
In-situ test and bolt-grouting design evaluation method of underground engineering based on digital drilling	82
Experimental study of the precursor information of the water inrush in shield tunnels due to the proximity of a water-filled cave	80
Study on very long-term creep tests and nonlinear creep-damage constitutive model of salt rock	79
Water-induced variations in dynamic behavior and failure characteristics of sandstone subjected to simulated geo-stress	78
Failure mechanism of non-persistent jointed rock-like specimens under uniaxial loading: Laboratory testing	78
Failure properties of cubic granite, marble, and sandstone specimens under true triaxial stress	77
Analysis of energy dissipation and crack evolution law of sandstone under impact load	76
A damage constitutive model for shear behavior of joints based on determination of the yield point	75
Automated extraction and evaluation of fracture trace maps from rock tunnel face images via deep learning	74
Mechanical behavior of marble exposed to freeze-thaw-fatigue loading	71
Effect of liquid nitrogen cooling on mechanical characteristics and fracture morphology of layer coal under Brazilian splitting test	70
Damage progression and acoustic emission in brittle failure of granite and sandstone	70
Cracking mechanism and strength criteria evaluation of granite affected by intermediate principal stresses subjected to unloading stress state	69

Changes in the structure and mechanical properties of a typical coal induced by water immersion	68
Experimental study on rock mechanical behavior retaining the in situ geological conditions at different depths	68
Seepage channel development in the crown pillar: Insights from induced microseismicity	66
A FDEM-based 2D coupled thermal-hydro-mechanical model for multiphysical simulation of rock fracturing	65
Energy evolution of brittle granite under different loading rates	64
Effect of water content on the failure pattern and acoustic emission characteristics of red sandstone	63
Acoustic emission characteristics of gabbro after microwave heating	63
Effects of dynamic strain rate on the energy dissipation and fragment characteristics of cross-fissured rocks	58
Volumetric deformation and damage evolution of Tibet interbedded skarn under multistage constant-amplitude-cyclic loading	58
Modified Nishihara model and experimental verification of deep rock mass under the water-rock interaction	58
Development and application of UAV-SfM photogrammetry for quantitative characterization of rock mass discontinuities	55
Effect of thermal cycling-dependent cracks on physical and mechanical properties of granite for enhanced geothermal system	55
Infrared radiation characteristics and fracture precursor information extraction of loaded sandstone samples with varying moisture contents	54
Discing behavior and mechanism of cores extracted from Songke-2 well at depths below 4,500 m	54
Mechanical property deterioration characteristics and a new constitutive model for rocks subjected to freeze-thaw weathering process	53
Effects of prior cyclic loading damage on failure characteristics of sandstone under true-triaxial unloading conditions	52
Evolutions of the unfrozen water content of saturated sandstones during freezing process and the freeze-induced damage characteristics	52
Evolution of the mechanical and strength parameters of hard rocks in the true triaxial cyclic loading and unloading tests	51
Dynamic strength and failure modes of sandstone under biaxial compression	50
Modelling fluid injection-induced fracture activation, damage growth, seismicity occurrence and connectivity change in naturally fractured rocks	49
The position of hydraulic fracturing to initiate vertical fractures in hard hanging roof for stress relief	48
Three-dimensional tunnel face extrusion and reinforcement effects of underground excavations in deep rock masses	47
Hydromechanical bond-based peridynamic model for pressurized and fluid-driven fracturing processes in fissured porous rocks	47
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	47
Acoustic emission uncovers thermal damage evolution of rock	46
True triaxial strength and failure characteristics of cubic coal and sandstone under different loading paths	45
The strength characteristics and progressive failure mechanism of soft rock-coal combination samples with consideration given to interface effects	44
Dynamic loading induced by the instability of voussoir beam structure during mining below the slope	44
The influence of microwave treatment on the compressive and tensile strength of igneous rocks	44
Experimental study on wave propagation through granite after high-temperature treatment	44
Modeling coupled gas flow and geomechanics process in stimulated coal seam by hydraulic flushing	44
Experimental investigation on the crack propagation behaviors of sandstone under different loading and unloading conditions	43
Deformation characteristics of a roadway in steeply inclined formations and its improved support	43
Asynchronous difference in dynamic characteristics of adsorption swelling and mechanical compression of coal: Modeling and experiments	43
New criterion for the spalling failure of deep rock engineering based on energy release	43
An experimental study of a novel liquid carbon dioxide rock-breaking technology	42
Experimental investigation of anisotropic fatigue characteristics of shale under uniaxial cyclic loading	42
Simulating electropulse fracture of granitic rock	42
Dynamic and damage properties of artificial jointed rock samples subjected to cyclic triaxial loading at various frequencies	42
Experimental study on the softening effect and mechanism of anthracite with CO2 injection	42
Experimental results of blast-induced cracking fractal characteristics and propagation behavior in deep rock mass	42
High-intensity longwall mining-induced ground subsidence in Shendong coalfield, China	42
Permeability evolution of coal subjected to triaxial compression based on in-situ nuclear magnetic resonance	42
Field experiment on directional roof presplitting for pressure relief of retained roadways	41
Numerical study of stability of mining roadways with 6.0-m section coal pillars under influence of repeated mining	41
Effects of loading rate on the compound dynamic disaster in deep underground coal mine under true triaxial stress	41
Grain-scale failure mechanism of porous sandstone: An experimental and numerical FDEM study of the Brazilian Tensile Strength test using CT-Scan microstructure	40
Mechanical properties of granite under real-time high temperature and three-dimensional stress	40
Effects of axial pre-force and loading rate on Mode I fracture behavior of granite	40
Rockburst assessment in deep geotechnical conditions using true-triaxial tests and data-driven approaches	39

Heat transfer in a 3D rough rock fracture with heterogeneous apertures	39
Empty region identification method and experimental verification for the two-dimensional complex structure	39
Behavior of transversely isotropic shale observed in triaxial tests and Brazilian disc tests	39
A three-dimensional coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical numerical model with partially bridging multi-stage contact fractures in horizontal-well enhanced geothermal system	39
Drawing mechanism of fractured top coal in longwall top coal caving	39
A combined “ground support-rock modification-destressing” strategy for 1000-m deep roadways in extreme squeezing ground condition	38
Theoretical damage characterisation and damage evolution process of intact rocks based on linear energy dissipation law under uniaxial compression	38
Gas-driven rapid fracture propagation under unloading conditions in coal and gas outbursts	38
Evaluation of water saturation effect on mechanical properties and hydraulic fracturing behavior of granite	37
Microstructural variations and damage evolvement of salt rock under cyclic loading	37
Size and spatial fractal distributions of coal fracture networks under different mining-induced stress conditions	36
A new large strain approach for predicting tunnel deformation in strain-softening rock mass based on the generalized Zhang-Zhu strength criterion	36
Explosion propagation and characteristics of rock damage in decoupled charge blasting based on computed tomography scanning	36
Characteristics of stratum movement induced by downward longwall mining activities in middle-distance multi-seam	36
Experimental and numerical investigation of laser-induced rock damage and the implications for laser-assisted rock cutting	35
Experimental analysis of progressive failure behavior of rock tunnel with a fault zone using non-contact DIC technique	35
Influence of substrate properties and interfacial roughness on static and dynamic tensile behaviour of rock-shotcrete interface from macro and micro views	35
Evolution of nonlinear elasticity and crack damage of rock joint under cyclic tension	35
Permeability evolution and crack characteristics in granite under treatment at high temperature	35
Effect of frequency during cyclic hydraulic fracturing and the process of fracture development in laboratory experiments	34
Modelling of dynamic rock fracture process using the finite-discrete element method with a novel and efficient contact activation scheme	34
Influence of cooling rate on thermal degradation of physical and mechanical properties of granite	34
Numerical investigation on crack development and energy evolution of stressed coal-rock combination	34
Long-term mechanical and acoustic emission characteristics of creep in deeply buried jinping marble considering excavation disturbance	34
A constitutive model for modified cable bolts exhibiting cone shaped failure mode	34
Anisotropic failure behaviour and breakdown pressure interpretation of hydraulic fracturing experiments on shale	34
Experimental investigations of pressure stimulated currents from stressed sandstone used as precursors to rock fracture	33
Deterioration of non-persistent rock joints: A focus on impact of freeze–thaw cycles	33
A new coal mine floor rating system and its application to assess the potential of floor heave	33
A visual experimental study on proppants transport in rough vertical fractures	33
Model experimental study on the effects of in situ stresses on pre-splitting blasting damage and strain development	33
Mechanical, acoustic, and fracture behaviors of yellow sandstone specimens under triaxial monotonic and cyclic loading	33
Influence of repeated heating on physical-mechanical properties and damage evolution of granite	32
A new anisotropic coal permeability model under the influence of stress, gas sorption and temperature: Development and verification	32
Geomechanics model test research on automatically formed roadway by roof cutting and pressure releasing	32
Mechanical properties and energy characteristics of coal at different depths under cyclic triaxial loading and unloading	32
Non-Darcian flow effect on discharge into a tunnel in karst aquifers	32
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	32
Grain size heterogeneity controls strengthening to weakening of granite over high-temperature treatment	31
Theoretical models for simulating the failure range and stability of inclined floor strata induced by mining and hydraulic pressure	31
Multiphysics study of microwave irradiation effects on rock breakage system	31
Airflow disturbance induced by coal mine outburst shock waves: A case study of a gas outburst disaster in China	31
3D continuum-discrete coupled modelling of triaxial Hopkinson bar tests on rock under multiaxial static-dynamic loads	30
Experimental study of surface constraint effect on rock fragmentation by blasting	30
Micro-mechanism of brittle creep in saturated sandstone and its mechanical behavior after creep damage	30
Monitoring and modelling stress state near major geological structures in an underground coal mine for coal burst assessment	30
Real-time characterization of the grouting diffusion process in fractured sandstone based on the low-field nuclear magnetic resonance technique	30
Mechanical properties and binary-medium constitutive model for semi-through jointed mudstone samples	29
Fluid-driven micro-cracking behaviour of crystalline rock using a coupled hydro-grain-based discrete element method	29
Uncertainty investigation for the classification of rock micro-fracture types using acoustic emission parameters	29
An experimental study of infrared radiation characteristics of sandstone in dilatancy process	29
Multiscale elastic anisotropy of a shale characterized by cross-scale big data nanoindentation	29
Mechanical anisotropy of coal under coupled biaxial static and dynamic loads	29
Numerical study of thermo-hydro-mechanical responses of in situ heating test with phase-field model	29
A new stress-damage-flow coupling model and the damage characterization of raw coal under loading and unloading conditions	28
Instantaneous expansion with a single fracture: A new directional rock-breaking technology for roof cutting	28
Stress wave superposition effect and crack initiation mechanism between two adjacent boreholes	28
A new protective destressing technique in underground hard coal mining	28
Mechanical properties of rock salt under combined creep and fatigue	28
Post-peak Stress–Strain curves of brittle hard rocks under axial-strain-controlled loading	27
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	27
The influence of immersed water level on the short- and long-term mechanical behavior of sandstone	27
Roof-cutting and energy-absorbing method for dynamic disaster control in deep coal mine	27
Seepage characteristics of chemical grout flow in porous sandstone with a fracture under different temperature conditions: An NMR based experimental investigation	27
Three-dimensional roof collapse analysis in circular tunnels in rock	27
Hydromechanical properties of 3D printed fractures with controlled surface roughness: Insights into shear-permeability coupling processes	27
Predicting of land surface uplift caused by the flooding of underground coal mines – A case study	26
Experimental investigation of failure process and characteristics in circular tunnels under different stress states and internal unloading conditions	26
Heating characteristics of igneous rock-forming minerals under microwave irradiation	26
Influence of joints on creep processes involving rock masses: results from physical-analogue laboratory tests	26
Laboratory hydraulic stimulation experiments to investigate the interaction between newly formed and preexisting fractures	26
Anisotropic characteristics of acoustic emission and the corresponding multifractal spectrum during progressive failure of shale under cyclic loading	26
Experimental investigation of the influence of dry-wet, freeze-thaw and water immersion treatments on the mechanical strength of the clay-bearing green sandstone	26
Experimental study on the influence of prefabricated fissure size on the directional propagation law of rock type-I crack	26
Effects of filling fluid type and composition and joint orientation on acoustic wave propagation across individual fluid-filled rock joints	26
A deep learning approach for rock fragmentation analysis	26
Propagation of multiple hydraulic fractures in different regimes	26
Feature extraction, recognition, and classification of acoustic emission waveform signal of coal rock sample under uniaxial compression	25
Effects of thermally-induced cracks on acoustic emission characteristics of granite under tensile conditions	25
Determining Young's modulus of granite using accurate grain-based modeling with microscale rock mechanical experiments	25

Modeling study of cumulative damage effects and safety criterion of surrounding rock under multiple full-face blasting of a large cross-section tunnel	25
Experimental study of the creep properties of coal considering initial damage	25
A reliable numerical analysis for large-scale modelling of a high-level radioactive waste repository in the Callovo-Oxfordian claystone	25
A microwave fracturability index (MFI) of hard igneous rocks	25
Experimental and numerical investigations on crack development and mechanical behavior of marble under uniaxial cyclic loading compression	25
Location error based seismic cluster analysis and its application to burst damage assessment in underground coal mines	25
Experimental study of non-linear fluid flow though rough fracture based on fractal theory and 3D printing technique	25
Tunneling in heterogeneous rock masses with a block-in-matrix fabric	24
Analysis of the damage influence range generated by underground mining	24
TOUGH-RFPA: Coupled thermal-hydraulic-mechanical Rock Failure Process Analysis with application to deep geothermal wells	24
A novel GPGPU-parallelized contact detection algorithm for combined finite-discrete element method	23
Studies of stress and displacement distribution and the evolution law during rock failure process based on acoustic emission and microseismic monitoring	23
A novel test device for the direct measurement of tensile strength of rock using ring shape sample	23
Integrated rockburst early warning model based on fuzzy comprehensive evaluation method	23
Verifying discontinuous deformation analysis simulations of the jointed rock mass behavior of shallow twin mountain tunnels	23
Slip behavior of rough rock discontinuity under high velocity impact: Experiments and models	23
Fracture mechanism and energy evolution of sandstone with a circular inclusion	23
Experimental study of rock fragmentation under different stemming conditions in model blasting	23
An innovative approach to theoretical analysis of partitioned width & stability of strip pillar in strip mining	23
Determination and validation of Karagozian-Case Concrete constitutive model parameters for numerical modeling of dolomite rock	23
Investigation on the key techniques and application of the new-generation automatically formed roadway without coal pillars by roof cutting	23
Understanding competing effect between sorption swelling and mechanical compression on coal matrix deformation and its permeability	23
Multi-source data driven method for assessing the rock mass quality of a NATM tunnel face via hybrid ensemble learning models	23
A novel rockbolt formulation for a GPU-accelerated, finite-discrete element method code and its application to underground excavations	23
A 3D thermo-hydro-mechanical coupling model for enhanced geothermal systems	23
Mechanical model for the calculation of stress distribution on fault surface during the underground coal seam mining	22
Stability analyses of side-exposed backfill considering mine depth and extraction of adjacent stope	22
Ground response of entries driven adjacent to a retreating longwall panel	22
Nano-scale mechanical properties of constituent minerals in shales investigated by combined nanoindentation statistical analyses and SEM-EDS-XRD techniques	22
Effect of microwave radiation on mechanical behaviors of tight fine sandstone subjected to true triaxial stress	22
Damage monitoring in rock specimens with pre-existing flaws by non-linear ultrasonic waves and digital image correlation	22
Application of the shear-tensile source model to acoustic emissions in Westerly granite	22
Assessing the mechanical performance of different cable bolts based on design of experiments techniques and analysis of variance	22
In-situ digital profiling of soil to rock strength from drilling process monitoring of 200 m deep drillhole in loess ground	22
Deformation and stability of a discontinuity-controlled rock slope at Dagangshan hydropower station using three-dimensional discontinuous deformation analysis	22
Laboratory characterization of cyclic hydraulic fracturing for deep shale application in Southwest China	21
In-situ direct shear test and numerical simulation of slate structural planes with thick muddy interlayer along bedding slope	21
An experimental investigation of the effect of long-term, time-dependent proppant embedment on fracture permeability and fracture aperture reduction	21
Experimental investigation on infrared radiation features of fracturing process in jointed rock under concentrated load	21
Damage evolution of rock salt under multilevel amplitude creep–fatigue loading with acoustic emission monitoring	21
A shear strength model for anisotropic blocky rock masses with persistent joints	21
A comprehensive underground excavation design (CUED) methodology for geotechnical engineering design of deep underground mining and tunneling	21
An international model comparison study of controlled fault activation experiments in argillaceous claystone at the Mont Terri Laboratory	21
A combined approach for estimating horizontal principal stress magnitudes from borehole breakout data via artificial neural network and rock failure criterion	21
Study on the mechanism of a new fully mechanical mining method for extremely thick coal seam	21
Effect of water on sandstone's fracture toughness and frictional parameters: Brittle strength constraints	21
Modelling of thermo-mechanical effects in a rock quarry wall induced by near-surface temperature fluctuations	21
Microwave fracturing of water-bearing sandstones: Heating characteristics and bursting	21
Effects of joint surface roughness and orientational anisotropy on characteristics of excavation damage zone in jointed rocks	21
Numerical analysis of different fracturing mechanisms between supercritical CO2 and water-based fracturing fluids	21
Dynamic mechanical characteristic and fracture evolution mechanism of deep roadway sandstone containing weakly filled joints with various angles	21
Estimation of average ejection velocity generated by rib burst under compression load	21
Feasibility of constructing a full-scale radioactive high-level waste disposal cell and characterization of its thermo-hydro-mechanical behavior	20
Experimental investigation of rock strength using indentation test and point load test	20
Experimental and theoretical investigation of coupled damage of rock under combined disturbance	20
Permeability prediction for porous sandstone using digital twin modeling technology and Lattice Boltzmann method	20
The in situ stress field and microscale controlling factors in the Ordos Basin, central China	20
Upscaling THM modeling from small-scale to full-scale in-situ experiments in the Callovo-Oxfordian claystone	20
Size effect and other effects on mode I fracture toughness using two testing methods	20
A study on the energy sources and the role of the surrounding rock mass in strain burst	20
Effects of geo-stress on the dynamic response of multi-physical field parameters during coal and gas outbursts under true triaxial stress	20
Injection-induced slip heterogeneity on faults in shale reservoirs	20
Applicability of energy-absorbing support system for rockburst prevention in underground roadways	20
Key factors analysis and constitutive equation modification of a macro-NPR bolt for achieving high constant resistance and large deformation characteristics	20
An experimental investigation on tensile fracturing of brittle rocks by considering the effect of grain size and mineralogical composition	20
A geomechanical method for predicting the height of a water-flowing fractured zone in a layered overburden of longwall coal mining	20
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	20
Differential poroelasticity model for wave dissipation in self-similar rocks	20
Effective evaluation of deep-hole blasting for controlling strong tremors induced by deep coal mining-A case study	20
Fracturing mechanisms and deformation characteristics of rock surrounding the gate during gob-side entry retention through roof pre-fracturing	19
Numerical investigation into impacts of major fault on coal burst in longwall mining – A case study	19
Coupled multiscale-modeling of microwave-heating-induced fracturing in shales	19
A new method for constructing finite difference model of soil-rock mixture slope and its stability analysis	19
A modified rock mass classification system for TBM tunnels and tunneling based on the HC method of China	19
The propagation and interaction of cracks under freeze-thaw cycling in rock-like material	19
Experimental investigations of static mechanical properties and failure characteristics of damaged diorite after dynamic triaxial compression	19
Prediction of rock abrasivity and hardness from mineral composition	19
Thermal effect on permeability in a single granite fracture: Experiment and theoretical model	19
Dynamic response of existing tunnel under cylindrical unloading wave	19
The study of water-resistant key strata stability detected by optic fiber sensing in shallow-buried coal seam	19
Coupled numerical approach combining X-FEM and the embedded discrete fracture method for the fluid-driven fracture propagation process in porous media	19
Damage constitutive model of brittle rock under uniaxial compression based on linear energy dissipation law	19
Anisotropic mechanical behaviour of columnar jointed rock masses subjected to cyclic loading: An experimental investigation	19
Quantifying fatigue-damage and failure-precursors using ultrasonic coda wave interferometry	19
Intelligent modeling of blast-induced rock movement prediction using dimensional analysis and optimized artificial neural network technique	19
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	19
Numerical analysis of the stability of arched sill mats made of cemented backfill	19
An analysis of the meso-structural damage evolution of coal using X-ray CT and a gray-scale level co-occurrence matrix method	19
Hydromechanical insight of fracture opening and closure during in-situ hydraulic fracturing in crystalline rock	19
Numerical analysis of dual porosity coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical behaviour during CO2 sequestration in coal	19
The usability of Cerchar abrasivity index for the estimation of mechanical rock properties	19
A novel approach for fracture skeleton extraction from rock surface images	19
Rockburst prediction and analysis of activity characteristics within surrounding rock based on microseismic monitoring and numerical simulation	19
A wing-crack extension model for tensile response of saturated rocks under coupled static-dynamic loading	18
Risk assessment approach for rockfall hazards in steeply dipping coal seams	18