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Rock Mechanics and Modeling

This cluster of papers covers advances in rock mechanics and engineering, including topics such as fracture behavior, acoustic emission monitoring, numerical modelling, brittle failure, damage propagation, dynamic behavior, compressive strength estimation, tunnel design, and geomechanics.

75,934 works

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Most cited

  1. A discrete numerical model for granular assemblies

    Peter Cundall, Otto D. L. Strack · 1979 · Géotechnique · 17,215 citations

  2. A bonded-particle model for rock

    D.O. Potyondy, Peter Cundall · 2004 · International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences · 4,990 citations

  3. Friction of rocks

    J. D. Byerlee · 1978 · Pure and Applied Geophysics · 4,044 citations

  4. Revisiting brittle fracture as an energy minimization problem

    Gilles A. Francfort, Jean‐Jacques Marigo · 1998 · Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids · 3,484 citations

  5. Practical estimates of rock mass strength

    E. Hoek, E.T. Brown · 1997 · International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences · 3,382 citations

  6. The shear strength of rock joints in theory and practice

    Nick Barton, Vishnu D. Choubey · 1977 · Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering · 2,971 citations

Most recent

  1. Numerical Study on the Tensile Strength and Failure Characteristics of Coal Mass with Pressure Relief Drilling

    Honghui Yuan, Yulong Chen · 2026 · Journal of Energy Engineering · 0 citations

  2. Physics-Informed Gaussian Process Regression for the Constitutive Modeling of Concrete: A Data-Driven Improvement to Phenomenological Models

    Chenyang Li, Himanshu Sharma, Youcai Wu, Joseph M. Magallanes · 2026 · Journal of Engineering Mechanics · 0 citations

  3. A data-driven framework for predicting mechanical properties of coal–rock composites in deep mining

    Qinghua Ou, Giuseppe Lacidogna, Luwang Chen, Xiaowei Hou · 2026 · Acta Geophysica · 0 citations

  4. Dynamic Sliding Behavior of Sand-Filled Rock Joints Under Impact Loading: Evolution of Particle-Size Effects

    Wei Chao, Zhu Song, Shuxin Deng, Chenkang Liu · 2026 · Applied Sciences · 0 citations

  5. Fatigue Properties and Accumulative Damage Model of Bedded Salt Rock

    Xiao Liu, Junbao Wang, Kaifeng Yang, Wei Liu · 2026 · International Journal of Applied Mechanics · 0 citations

  6. A Multiscale Numerical Approach to Long‐Term Stability Analysis in Rock Engineering

    Muhammad Shoaib, Xin-Dong Wei, Gao‐Feng Zhao, Xifei Deng · 2026 · International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics · 0 citations

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