Issue 4/2015
Special Issue: Including Selected Papers on "Anisotropy of Rock", dedicated to Professor Ove Stephansson on the occasion of his 75th birthday.
Content (33 Articles)
Brazilian Tests on Transversely Isotropic Rocks: Laboratory Testing and Numerical Simulations
Xin Tan, Heinz Konietzky, Thomas Frühwirt, Dinh Quoc Dan
Estimation of Fracture Toughness of Anisotropic Rocks by Semi-Circular Bend (SCB) Tests Under Water Vapor Pressure
M. Kataoka, Y. Obara, M. Kuruppu
Elastic Anisotropy of a Metamorphic Rock Sample of the Canadian Shield in Northeastern Alberta
Judith Chan, Douglas R. Schmitt
A nonlinear criterion for triaxial strength of inherently anisotropic rocks
Mahendra Singh, N. K. Samadhiya, Ajit Kumar, Vivek Kumar, Bhawani Singh
Laboratory Observation and Micromechanics-Based Modelling of Sandstone on Different Scales
Liming Li, Idar Larsen, Rune M. Holt
Fracture Mechanics Modelling of an In Situ Concrete Spalling Experiment
Topias Siren, Lauri Uotinen, Mikael Rinne, Baotang Shen
Numerical Investigation on Stress Shadowing in Fluid Injection-Induced Fracture Propagation in Naturally Fractured Geothermal Reservoirs
Jeoung Seok Yoon, Günter Zimmermann, Arno Zang
Observations of Fractures Induced by Hydraulic Fracturing in Anisotropic Granite
Youqing Chen, Yuya Nagaya, Tsuyoshi Ishida
Crack Extension in Hydraulic Fracturing of Shale Cores Using Viscous Oil, Water, and Liquid Carbon Dioxide
Ziad Bennour, Tsuyoshi Ishida, Yuya Nagaya, Youqing Chen, Yoshitaka Nara, Qu Chen, Kotaro Sekine, Yu Nagano
Stress Analysis in Boreholes Drag Bh and Leknes Bh, Nordland, North Norway
Maria V. S. Ask, Daniel Ask, Harald Elvebakk, Odleiv Olesen
Spalling Experiments on Large Hard Rock Specimens
Lars Jacobsson, Karin Appelquist, Jan Erik Lindkvist
Staged Moduli: A Quantitative Method to Analyze the Complete Compressive Stress–Strain Response for Thermally Damaged Rock
Peng Wang, Jinyu Xu, Shi Liu
New Method for Shear Strength Determination of Unfilled, Unweathered Rock Joint
Hyun-Sic Jang, Bo-An Jang
Influence of Bedding Angle on Borehole Stability: A Laboratory Investigation of Transverse Isotropic Oil Shale
T. Meier, E. Rybacki, T. Backers, G. Dresen
Shear Wave Propagation Across Filled Joints with the Effect of Interfacial Shear Strength
J. C. Li, T. T. Liu, H. B. Li, Y. Q. Liu, B. Liu, X. Xia
Rock Failure and Crack Propagation Beneath Disc Cutters
Martin Entacher, E. Schuller, R. Galler
Size Distribution for Potentially Unstable Rock Masses and In Situ Rock Blocks Using LIDAR-Generated Digital Elevation Models
O. Mavrouli, J. Corominas, M. Jaboyedoff
Damage and Plastic Deformation Modeling of Beishan Granite Under Compressive Stress Conditions
L. Chen, C. P. Wang, J. F. Liu, J. Liu, J. Wang, Y. Jia, J. F. Shao
Numerical Simulation of Squeezing Failure in a Coal Mine Roadway due to Mining-Induced Stresses
Fuqiang Gao, Doug Stead, Hongpu Kang
Underground Excavation Behaviour of the Queenston Formation: Tunnel Back Analysis for Application to Shaft Damage Dimension Prediction
Matthew A. Perras, Helmut Wannenmacher, Mark S. Diederichs
Microseismicity Induced by Fault Activation During the Fracture Process of a Crown Pillar
Penghai Zhang, Tianhong Yang, Qinglei Yu, Tao Xu, Wancheng Zhu, Honglei Liu, Jingren Zhou, Yongchuan Zhao
Implementation of Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics for Detonation of Explosive with Application to Rock Fragmentation
R. Pramanik, D. Deb
Experimental Investigation on the Basic Law of the Fracture Spatial Morphology for Water Pressure Blasting in a Drillhole Under True Triaxial Stress
Bingxiang Huang, Pengfeng Li
Correlation Between P-Wave Velocity and Physical–Mechanical Properties of Intensely Jointed Dolostones, Peloritani Mounts, NE Sicily
Giovanna Pappalardo
Evaluation of Indirect Tensile Strength of Rocks Using Different Types of Jaws
Eren Komurlu, Ayhan Kesimal
Analysis of Pillar Stability in Thermal Energy Storage Caverns Using Numerical Modeling
Hyunwoo Kim, Dohyun Park, Eui-Seob Park, Byung-Hee Choi