As an unconventional petroleum and gas resource, petroliferous shale pyrolysis can obtain
oil-retaining property-shale fuel similar to crude oil that can replace natural gas …

A series of uniaxial and triaxial compression tests were performed on slate samples with
different diameters at different foliation orientations with respect to the direction of the major …

Local stability of underground powerhouse cavern subject to low to moderate geo-stresses,
is frequently threatened by the unpredictable displacements of high sidewall in layered rock …

The diverse joint distributions in natural layered rock masses bring a great difficulty to the
study on fracturing characteristics of surrounding rock in the process of tunnel excavation …

The failure and mechanical behavior of transversely isotropic rock are significantly affected
by the original bedding planes. Until now, few studies have been performed to investigate …

The failure criterion of rocks is a critical factor involved in reliability design and stability
analysis of geotechnical engineering. In order to accurately evaluate the triaxial …

This study investigates the tensile failure mechanisms in granitic rock samples at different
scales by means of different types of tests. To do that, we have selected a granitic rock type …

We present a double-yield-surface plasticity theory for transversely isotropic rocks that
distinguishes between plastic deformation through the solid matrix and localized plasticity …

Water-bearing joints within rock engineering in cold areas are often subjected to frost
heaving force in cold season due to water–ice phase transition. To evaluate the damage …

The macro‐micro mining response of the surrounding rock and overlying strata towards the
transformation from open‐pit to underground mining is examined in the present study, based …