Determination of mode I fracture toughness of brittle materials with a new method

J Fu, H Haeri, JF Labuz, V Sarfarazi, P Ebneabbasi… - Acta Mechanica …, 2024 - Springer
In this work, the fracture toughness of limestone was determined utilizing advantage edge-
notched disc (END) type specimens. The normalized Phase I stress high transformational of …

Numerical simulation of failure and micro-cracking behavior of non-persistent rock joint under direct shear

Z Wang, J Peng, FCY Kwok, C Xu, L Wang, B Dai - Engineering Geology, 2024 - Elsevier
Persistency, as a key geometric parameter of joints, significantly affects shear strength
parameters of jointed rock mass. A good understanding of how persistency affects shear …

Intelligent Approaches for Predicting the Intact Rock Mechanical Parameters and Crack Stress Thresholds

J Shakeri, G Pepe, R Shirani Faradonbeh… - Rock Mechanics and …, 2024 - Springer
This study aims to make a unique contribution to the existing body of knowledge about rock
strength and deformation parameters and crack stress thresholds through intelligent and …

Static expansion fracturing mechanism for enhancing gas permeability in low permeability coal seams

X Wang, F Hao, H Xu, C Zhu, T Jiang, Y Jiang - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Extraction of gas from low-permeability thick coal seams poses challenges globally,
attributed to low extraction efficiency, limited enrichment content, and extraction …

Stochastic modeling method and elastic parameter analysis of the irregular columnar jointed rock masses considering the joint characteristics within the cross section

H Zhou, S Li, M Wang, X Wang, C Yuan… - Environmental Earth …, 2024 - Springer
In this study, a modified constrained centroid Voronoi tessellation (MCCVT) algorithm was
used to generate stochastic models of irregular columnar jointed rock masses (CJRMs) …

Application of artificial neural network and least squares regression technique in developing novel models for predicting rock parameters

CC Agoha, AI Opara, DC Bartholomew, LJ Osaki… - Earth Science …, 2024 - Springer
This study was carried out within the offshore Niger Delta Basin to generate novel predictive
models for estimating rock parameters. MATLAB was employed in obtaining models for four …