Understanding the mechanical and hydraulic properties of fractured rocks and their coupled
processes is of great significance for the exploration, design, construction, operation, and …

To better understand the shear behavior of infilled rock joints with standard joint roughness
coefficient (JRC) profiles, direct shear experiments are performed on sand and clay infilled …

Barton's original model is modified in order to address the following limitations: the peak
shear displacement is independent of normal stress and is zero for sawed fractures; for post …

Accurate estimation of the shear strength of rock discontinuities is of great importance in
many rock engineering practices, especially for the stability assessment of dam foundations …

In this study, the shear behavior of discontinuities possessing two different rock wall types
with distinct separate compressive strengths was investigated. The designed profiles …

The analysis and design of energy geostructures are mainly characterised by the
mechanical behaviour of the soil–structure interface in non-isothermal conditions. In this …

The dilatancy of a soil is significantly influenced by matric suction, and it affects the apparent
friction angle and shear strength of the soil. To examine the influence of dilatancy on …

Longwall mining is the only technically proven and well-established mining method used
worldwide for extracting coal from deep mines. In this paper, two-dimensional (2D) …

Evaluating the seismic security of enormous structures is extremely vital, and this concern
has continually motivated the trends of refined numerical simulations for years. However, the …

Among the constitutive models for rock fractures developed over the years, Barton's
empirical model has been widely used. Although Barton's failure criterion predicts peak …