Block model tests simulating the arching effect in the rock mass under the pull load of a rock anchor

Charlie Li, Bjarte Grindheim, Are Håvard Høien

Geomechanical classification graphical Q-slope (GQ-slope)

Luis Jordá, Cesar Borja

Acoustic Emission under Uniaxial Compression Loading and Physicomechanical Properties of the Lesser Himalayan and Siwalik Sandstones

Shubham Chajed, Aditya Singh

Equivalent Geological Strength Index approach with application to rock mass slope stability - a case study of Peña Colorada open-pit mine

Raúl Rodolfo Pozo García, José Antonio Samaniego Alcántara

Estimating rock stress in-situ – a new approach using the Rapid Step-Rate Test

Henki Ødegaard

SALT project: preliminary physical and mineralogical characterization of Alpine sulphates for geological and geotechnical modeling

Chiara Caselle, Sabrina Maria Rita Bonetto, Arianna Paschetto, Emanuele Costa, Gianluca Frasca, Pietro Mosca, Davide Vianello, Anna Ramon Tarragona, Eduardo Alonso Perez De Agreda, Patrick Baud

Analysis of repeated direct shear on a mated rock fracture

Liangchao Zou, Fredrik Johansson, Diego Mas Ivars, Vladimir Cvetkovic

Automatic identification of geometrical features representing rock discontinuities from 3D point clouds

Salvador Senent, Ramiro García-Luna, Miguel Antonio Barbero, David Jimenez, Jesús David Fernández, José Manuel Menendez, Rafael Jimenez

Role of apparent cohesion in DEM modeling for representing close to continuous joint sets

Argha Biswas, Mahendra Singh, Aditya Singh

Assessment of Gordon Power Station Cavern Long-Term Stability

David Sainsbury, Peter Hill, Kevin Stacey, Bre-Anne Sainsbury

Extending The Operational Life of Highways Rock Cuttings: a Case Study from the A477 Kilgetty

Thomas Lia, Adrian Koe

Quantifying Joint Roughness Coefficient (JRC) of Non-Planar Rock Joints: Consideration in Two Dimensions

Anastasia Chatzipanagiotou, Elias Bakasis, Avraam Konstantinidis, George Efremidis

Back calculations of the excavation of Karavanke tunnel in Werfen formation

Saša Galuf, Julija Fux, Erazem Dolžan, dr. Nina Jurečič, dr. Vojkan Jovičić, dr. Vladimir Vukadin

Laboratory analysis of in situ stress through the Kaiser effect applied to the San Marcos tunnel. Astigarraga-Irun high-speed train

Joan Martinez-Bofill, Joaquin Souto, Eduard Vives, Josu Rodriguez Duque, Iñaki Ibarbia, Lluís Rodríguez

Evaluation of the Applicability of Statistical Tools for Developing Stress-Depth Relationships for the Canadian Shield

Behzad Dastjerdy, Ali Saeidi, Shahriyar Heidarzadeh

Expansive anhydritic claystones. The significance of rock structure

Anna Ramon-Tarragona, Eduardo E. Alonso

Multiscale physical and mechanical characterization of a sandstone used as armourstone

Paolo Tommasi, Tatiana Rotonda

The possible role of the bio-erosion on the stability of sea cliffs in Ryukyu Archipelago

Sinem Ugur, Ömer Aydan

Vibrations and stresses induced in the rock by the splitting of dimension stones’ exploitation

Marilena Cardu, Carmine Todaro

Effect of the anchoring pattern on the mechanical behavior of anchored mesh systems

Maddalena Marchelli, Antonio Pol

A method for quantifying uncertainty in stress domain boundaries

Muhammad Amir Javaid, John P. Harrison, Diego Mas Ivars, Hossein A. Kasani

Stability analysis of a calcareous rock slope on a variable dip syncline

Javier Arzua, Manuel Canovas, Alexander Ardiles-Araya, Kevin Orozco

Accounting for petrographic properties of rock in the design of coastal protection structures

Asieh Hamidi, John. P. Harrison, Naser Hafezi Moghaddas, Iraj Rahmani, Mohammad Ghafoori

4D model tests of CPT pile design performance in chalk

Thomas Riccio, Matteo Ciantia, Marco Previtali

Validation of a simple and effective numerical approach for modelling the ground-supports interaction in shield TBM

Andrea Marchioni, Nicolò Di Carlo, Salvatore Miliziano

The Sotra Link Project: challenges during the design of new underground structures in Norway

Matteo Giani, Edoardo Trivellato, Gianluca Bella, Salvatore Agrillo, Guido Barbieri

Approach to the 3D study of large plane rock failures by means of 2D slices. Markina black marble case

Emilio Trigueros, Manuel Cánovas, Manuel Alcaraz, José Manuel Muñoz

Influence of the rock at-rest earth pressure coefficient on the design of the secant pile wall

Ana-Belen Martinez-Bacas, Alberto Caballero-Ruiz, Domingo Lorenzo-Esperante

Characterization of the differential weathering as rockfall preparatory mechanism in the Montserrat Massif (Spain)

Marc Janeras, Joan Martinez-Bofill, Josep A. Gili, Lluís Rodríguez

Applying a geomechanical approach to mitigate rockfall risk from stone heritage buildings

Eugenio Segabinazzi, Teresa Salvatici, Irene Centauro, Sara Calandra, Carlo Alberto Garzonio, Emanuele Intrieri

Evaluation of stope stability in deep underground mines based on stability charts and numerical simulations - A comparison study.

Nhleko Monique Chiloane, Carol Mgiba

Geotechnical considerations for early pit design development and life of mine optimization at Bozshakol copper mine

Bekzad Rakhmetov, Almas Abzhanov, Bayuprima Adiyansyah, Danila Gorokhov, Artemiy Zamorin, Kenessary Smagulov, Neil Bar

Laboratory Physical Model for Studying hydraulic Erodibility of fractured Rock Mass

Aboubacar Sidiki Koulibaly, Ali Saeidi, Alain Rouleau, Marco Quirion

Linear and non-linear interpretation of rock strength tests for Hoek-Brown mi parameter determination

Piotr Malkowski, Zbigniew Niedbalski

Simulating instabilities of rare rock landforms in Devils Town, Serbia

Miloš Marjanović, Marko Pejić, Uroš Đurić, Biljana Abolmasov, Ksenija Micić

Manual and semi-automatic approaches for rock mass discontinuities recognition and kinematic analyses: a case study on the rock wall of the Vallepietra shrine (Central Italy)

Alessandro Fraccica, Saverio Romeo, Danilo D'Angiò, Matteo Maggi, Vittorio Chiessi, Gennaro Maria Monti, Olimpia Spiniello, Flavio De Santis

Comparative multi-analytical study to forecast marble and limestone structural degradation in building facades – A preliminary characterization

Vera Pires, Fabio Sitzia, Carla Lisci, José Mirão, Luis Lopes

Influence of freeze-thaw action on the physico-mechanical degradation of a porous limestone

Álvaro Rabat, María Elvira Garrido, Carlos Hidalgo-Signes, Víctor Martínez-Ibáñez

High Horizontal Stress at Depth Incorporating Reverse Faults in Yarona Shaft Gold Mine, South Africa

Jerry Wienard, Richard Masethe, Carol Mgiba

Assessment of stability graph method through numerical modelling of structurally controlled failure of open stopes

Yang Zou, Wenjun Luo, Ping Zhang, Daniel Sandström, Ivan Avramov

Experimental study of In-situ shear parameters of an overburden dump

Janardhana Prasanth Gunupuram, Rakesh Kumar

Numerical modelling of laboratory experiments to validate a limit equilibrium model in a boundary element code

Ruan Pieter Els, Daniel Francois Malan

Investigation of Forchheimer’s nonlinear coefficient for flow in a single rock fracture during shearing

Xu Zhu, Andrew Shaper, Joung Oh, Guangyao Si, Chengguo Zhang

Experimental investigation of cracking processes around a circular opening in hard rock using DIC and AE techniques

Shahrbanou Sayadi, Jordi Delgado-Martín, Miguel Herbón-Penabad, Morteza Javadi, Alireza Baghbanan