Filled inclusions in rock discontinuities play a key role in the mechanical characteristics of
the rock and thereby influence the stability of rock engineering. In this study, a series of …

Digital image correlation (DIC) is used to investigate crack initiation and propagation in discs
of transversely isotropic Hawkesbury sandstone subjected to the Brazilian test. To verify …

To investigate the creep and instability properties of a cemented gangue backfill column
under a high-stress area, the uniaxial compression creep tests were conducted by single …

A common and important task in mining industry is to estimate the settlement or final volume
of the tailings or backfill associated with sedimentation and self-weight consolidation. Up to …

Studying the deformation mechanism of stratified cemented tailings backfill (SCTB) is of
great significance to determining the reasonable strength of the backfill and reducing the …

The widely and randomly distributed presence of fractures and other types of discontinuities
significantly affects the rock's mechanical behavior. However, few physical experiments …

Broken gangue has been extensively used in rockfill dams, subgrade, embankment,
foundation cushion and other engineering construction. The deformation characteristics of …

In enhanced geothermal systems, thermal shock occurs around the borehole when cold
water is injected into the hot rock of a geothermal reservoir. Experiments were performed on …

Belt conveyors are important transportation equipment in coal mining enterprises. At
present, most research on this topic focuses on areas such as tear resistance and foreign …

To obtain the law that blasting damage the rock mass and the evolution features of the
second free surface, this study designed an in-situ tunnel blasting experiment and then got …