Influence of grain size heterogeneity on strength and microcracking behavior of crystalline rocks

Influence of material heterogeneity on failure intensity in unstable rock failure

(2016) Amin Manouchehrian et al.   COMPUTERS AND GEOTECHNICS

Numerical investigation of the influence of specimen size on the unconfined strength of defected rocks

(2016) Navid Bahrani et al.   COMPUTERS AND GEOTECHNICS

Petrographic features as an effective indicator for the variation in strength of granites

(2016) Muhammad Sajid et al.   ENGINEERING GEOLOGY

Evolution of stress-induced borehole breakout in inherently anisotropic rock: Insights from discrete element modeling

(2016) K. Duan et al.   JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SOLID EARTH

The effect of fracture density and stress state on the static and dynamic bulk moduli of Westerly granite

(2016) O. O. Blake et al.   JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SOLID EARTH

A grain based modeling study of mineralogical factors affecting strength, elastic behavior and micro fracture development during compression tests in granites

(2015) Hannes Hofmann et al.   ENGINEERING FRACTURE MECHANICS

A grain based modeling study of fracture branching during compression tests in granites

(2015) Hannes Hofmann et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ROCK MECHANICS AND MINING SCIENCES

Different Lithological Varieties of Bukit Timah Granite in Singapore: a Preliminary Comparison Study on Engineering Properties

(2015) Louis Ngai Yuen Wong et al.   ROCK MECHANICS AND ROCK ENGINEERING

Discrete element modeling on fracture coalescence behavior of red sandstone containing two unparallel fissures under uniaxial compression

(2014) Sheng-Qi Yang et al.   ENGINEERING GEOLOGY

Distinct element method simulation of an analogue for a highly interlocked, non-persistently jointed rockmass

(2014) Navid Bahrani et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ROCK MECHANICS AND MINING SCIENCES

Energy Dissipation and Release During Coal Failure Under Conventional Triaxial Compression

(2014) Ruidong Peng et al.   ROCK MECHANICS AND ROCK ENGINEERING

Influence of microscale heterogeneity and microstructure on the tensile behavior of crystalline rocks

(2014) O. K. Mahabadi et al.   JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SOLID EARTH

Failure mechanisms in coal: Dependence on strain rate and microstructure

(2014) Yixin Zhao et al.   JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SOLID EARTH

Relationship between the deformation characteristics and microscopic properties of sandstone explored by the bonded-particle model

(2013) Meng-Chia Weng et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ROCK MECHANICS AND MINING SCIENCES

Microstructural pore changes and energy dissipation in Gosford sandstone during pre-failure loading using X-ray CT

(2013) Adnan Sufian et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ROCK MECHANICS AND MINING SCIENCES

DEM Simulation of Direct Shear: 2. Grain Boundary and Mineral Grain Strength Component Influence on Shear Rupture

(2013) R. P. Bewick et al.   ROCK MECHANICS AND ROCK ENGINEERING

DEM Simulation of Direct Shear: 1. Rupture Under Constant Normal Stress Boundary Conditions

(2013) R. P. Bewick et al.   ROCK MECHANICS AND ROCK ENGINEERING

Factors Affecting Crack Initiation in Low Porosity Crystalline Rocks

(2013) Mohsen Nicksiar et al.   ROCK MECHANICS AND ROCK ENGINEERING

A novel approach for micro-scale characterization and modeling of geomaterials incorporating actual material heterogeneity

(2011) O. K. Mahabadi et al.   GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS

Relations between some quantitative petrographic characteristics and mechanical strength properties of granitic building stones

(2010) Nurdan Güneş Yılmaz et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ROCK MECHANICS AND MINING SCIENCES

The synthetic rock mass approach for jointed rock mass modelling

(2010) Diego Mas Ivars et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ROCK MECHANICS AND MINING SCIENCES

Effect of heterogeneity of brittle rock on micromechanical extensile behavior during compression loading

(2010) Hengxing Lan et al.   JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH