Understanding the mechanical behavior of rock is a fundamental requirement for many
geological explorations. Based on the frequency dependence of primary and shear wave …

Split Hopkinson pressure bar (SHPB) tests are performed on Himalayan phyllite rock with
five different specimen sizes and with different gas gun pressures and striker bar lengths of …

The purpose of this study is to investigate the engineering mechanical properties of granite
after various heating/cooling treatments through laboratory investigation. Granite specimens …

The strength of rock under uniaxial compression, commonly known as Uniaxial
Compressive Strength (UCS), plays a crucial role in various geomechanical applications …

Previous studies showed that the fouling materials strongly affect the plugging of sand
control devices during the oil production, thereby reducing oil productivity index drastically …

The main purpose of this research is to determine the dry and saturated strength of different
sedimentary rocks including travertine, conglomerate, sandstone and limestone by using the …

In this paper, the stress-strain response of two extrusive volcanic igneous rocks, eg, compact
basalt (CB) and volcanic breccia (VB), under a high rate of loading is studied experimentally …

In the present work, the rate-dependent stress-strain responses of limestone and dolomite,
sedimentary rocks, are determined by using a split Hopkinson pressure bar device under a …

The physical and mechanical properties of rocks play a decisive role in the design of
underground structures, including tunnels. In the present study, petro-graphic and petro …

Drilling of rocks through the conventional techniques of percussion, rotation, or combined
percussive rotational loading methods consumes a huge amount of energy and time to …