The determination of deformation parameters of rock material is an essential part of any
design in rock mechanics. The goal of this paper is to show, that there is a relationship …

Carbonates are major sedimentary materials found in many upper layers of the Earth's crust.
Understanding their compaction behavior is important for porosity prediction in sedimentary …

The compressive, flexural and splitting tensile strength of cement mortar has been measured
and interpreted in terms of its porosity. The authors first reviewed the existing porosity …

The crack closure stress σ cc, crack initiation stress σ ci and crack damage stress σ cd are
important mechanical parameters to describe the brittle failure mechanism of hard rock. To …

When rock samples are loaded until macroscopic fractures develop, the failure process can
be divided into several stages based on axial and lateral strain responses or the acoustic …

A distinct element grain-based method (GBM) was developed to simulate the microstructure
of rock-like materials. Using this method, a UDEC-GBM model can be readily constructed …

Weathering processes cause important changes in rock porosity. Besides porosity,
distribution of pore sizes is significant for the identification of changes due to rock …

The relationship between the static and dynamic elastic modulus in rock materials has been
frequently addressed in scientific literature. Overall, when it comes to the study of materials …

A large number of laboratory tests were performed on intact chemical and clastic
sedimentary rocks (marlstones, sandstones and limestones). Index properties such as total …

A dynamic, two-dimensional, stability analysis of a highly discontinuous rock slope is
demonstrated in this paper. The studied rock slope is the upper terrace of King Herod's …