Rock pillars in rock engineering are affected by the stress concentration, which is uneven
and can lead to potential instability after loading disturbance. In this paper, considering the …

The occurrence of preset flaws can influence the mechanical, physical and other related
properties of rock samples. To study the failure characteristics of rock samples with 2D&3D …

Soil is a common material for constructing the sub-grade layer in multi-layer pavement
systems, buried pipelines and embankment dams. Failure and fracture of this material may …

Temperature can affect the physical and mechanical properties of rocks. With the aim of
better understanding the effect of thermally-induced cracks on rock failure process, we …

As an artificial pillar, the cemented tailings backfill (CTB) is not destroyed in a short time. It is
of great significance to understand the fracture mechanism of CTB for mine backfilling …

The mining depth of most coal mines in North China has exceeded 1 km. The high seepage
water pressure caused by high ground stress leads to the increasingly serious threat of …

Open flaws without any filling material are common fracture structures in real rock. To study
the failure characteristics of this fracture structure, small-scale rock-like samples with single …

It has been widely accepted that the Brazilian test can be used to obtain the indirect tensile
strength of geo-materials. However, the effects of the contact conditions and the …

Acoustic emission (AE) characterization is an effective technique to indirectly capture the
failure process of quasi brittle rock. In previous studies, both experiments and numerical …

In this study, a three-dimensional model was established to study the failure mechanism of
granite after thermal treatment. Firstly, the evolution of micro-cracks and thermal stress in the …