The purpose of this review is to discuss the development and the state of the art in dynamic
testing techniques and dynamic mechanical behaviour of rock materials. The review begins …

We present a detailed experimental procedure for the quantitative determination of
mechanical properties and full-field strain measurement of rock material under dynamic …

Rocks are commonly used as building stone and construction materials in many
engineering applications. They usually undergo cyclic wetting and drying processes due to …

Understanding the strain rate effects on cement-based materials are important for accurately
modeling concrete structure damage to high-velocity impact and blast loads. This paper …

Understanding the aspect of enhanced energy extraction through an approach of rock
mechanics requires a detailed interpretation of rock fracture mechanism. Common examples …

Variations in stress conditions of rocks have been observed during blasting for excavation or
large-scale seismic events such as an earthquake. A triaxial Hopkinson bar is developed to …

An experimental investigation is conducted to study the quasi-static and dynamic fracture
behaviour of sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic rocks. The notched semi-circular …

The dynamic tension behaviours of granites are tested with the split Hopkinson pressure bar
and the quasi-static responses including the compression and Brazilian splitting are carried …

Three different types of strain-hardening, cement-based composites (SHCC) as well as their
constitutive cementitious matrices were investigated under uniaxial quasi-static and impact …

With increasingly more large rock structures built in regions where severe dynamic
disturbance and complex tectonic stress present, the engineering disturbance induced …