The fracturing properties and acoustic characteristics of heterogeneous and matrix-inclusion
rocks are crucial to the safety of underground infrastructures and mining projects under …

To investigate the effects of inclusions filled in holes, including inclusion strength, stiffness
and shape, on the mechanical properties and fracture evolution of rock, a series of uniaxial …

Tensile strength is one of the important mechanical properties of rock and rock-like materials
and its accurate estimation and understanding of its failure mechanism are crucial for …

Rock-inclusion composites have been widely used in underground engineering, however,
the impact of inclusions with varying physico-mechanical properties, such as the strength …

To better understand the macro/mesofracture and instability behaviors of the jointed
surrounding rock of a cavity, a series of uniaxial compression tests on jointed granite …

The destabilisation failure characteristics of weakly filled rock masses are important
influencing factors in rock engineering stability control. To investigate the changes in the …

Infilling materials are commonly distributed in natural rocks, which play a key role in the
stability of rock engineering. To reveal the enhancing mechanism of inclusions, dynamic …

To investigate the effects of inclusions on the mechanical properties of rock with holes,
sandstone specimens with square openings were prepared, considering the absence and …

Instability failure in rock mass engineering is closely related to expansion of joint fissures. In
this study, uniaxial compression tests and acoustic emission (AE) measurements were …

Natural rock joints usually contain filling materials such as sand, clay and broken rock
fragments as weak bonds, which heavily affect the mechanical responses and cracking …