Rock serves as a crucial source of building materials. Understanding the dynamic strength
of rock under varying prestressed conditions is essential for evaluating structural stability …

A comprehensive review of destructive testing techniques to understand concrete behavior
is presented in this work. The main objective of this article is to summarize the literature from …

Deep coals are mostly in a three-dimensional (3D) unequal stress state. In the hope of
revealing dynamic characteristics of deep coals under impact load, dynamic failure …

A dynamic testing system for concrete-like material under static triaxial confinements is
developed in the present article. The cubic specimen with length 50 mm is constrained by …

Investigations on the dynamic mechanical properties and failure mechanisms of coal under
in-situ stress is essential for the prevention of dynamic disasters in deep coal mines. Thus, a …

The Split-Hopkinson Pressure Bar (SHPB) apparatus is extensively used in rock mechanics
to conduct dynamic research, with continuous advancements in the SHPB testing system …

Compared to ordinary Portland cement-based concrete (OPC), geopolymer concrete (GPC)
is an environmental-friendly construction material because it is mixed by replacing Portland …

The dynamic properties of concrete-like materials under true tri-axial loads were seldom
studied because of the lack of proper testing facilities for conducting multi-axial impact tests …

Structures with glass can be subjected to the impact of foreign objects. It is of great
importance to learn the mechanical behavior of glass under high strain rates. In this article, a …

Concrete structures and rock engineering projects are generally in uniaxial (principal
stresses σ 1> σ 2= σ 3= 0), biaxial (σ 1≥ σ 2> σ 3= 0) and triaxial (σ 1≥ σ 2≥ σ 3≠ 0) stress …