The joint roughness coefficient (JRC), introduced in Barton (1973) represented a new
method in rock mechanics and rock engineering to deal with problems related to joint …

Abstract Machine learning (ML) has been extensively applied to model geohazards, yielding
tremendous success. However, researchers and practitioners still face challenges in …

Research on the plastic shear deformation of rock discontinuities is essential to the structural
design of rock engineering, and the yield point is an important indicator for plastic shear …

Understanding the thermal effects on rock is critical for the exploration of geothermal
resources and the temperature‐driven evolution of Earth. The macroscale mechanical …

Abstract The Sichuan-Tibet railway, which spans many alpine canyon regions, is being built
in southwestern China. Investigating the characteristics of rock discontinuity sets is the basis …

Rock joint roughness is one of the crucial parameters impacting the mechanical and
hydraulic properties of discontinuities. It can be conveniently estimated from two …

This study introduces a double-exponential decay (DED) model to investigate the sampling
interval (δ)-dependent behavior of crack morphology roughness in steel fiber reinforced …

Joint roughness coefficient (JRC) is the most commonly used parameter for quantifying
surface roughness of rock discontinuities in practice. The system composed of multiple …

The essence of rockburst is the sudden release of energy accumulated in the rock. High-
strength energy-absorbing anchoring bolt is an effective means for rockburst control. We …

In this study, we adopt the proposed strength-based local maximum stress (SLMS) criterion
to calculate the crack propagation of tensile and shear cracks in a plate with two parallel …