The purpose of this review is to discuss the development and the contribution of the
experiments and numerical simulations in compression‐induced failure characteristics of …

Rock masses are heterogeneous materials containing a large number of discontinuities, and
the failure of the natural rock mass is induced by the crack propagation and coalescence of …

It is generally known that discontinuities have a remarkable influence on the mechanical
behaviour of rock masses. To further understand the fracture mechanisms of jointed rock …

The instability of rock slopes and underground engineering structures is usually caused by
shear sliding along discontinuities, such as joints or faults, which are usually non-persistent …

Understanding the mechanical behaviour of jointed rock particularly under uniaxial
compression is so important for an appropriate design of structures on or within a rock mass …

To better understand the interaction of parallel joints and its effect on the mechanical
behavior of jointed rock mass models, the results of a physical experiment program …

The uniaxial compressive failure mechanism of rock like specimens with arched shaped
notches was studied experimentally and numerically considering the effects of cracks' …

The tunnels excavated in a mountain body interact with the jointed rock mass under
compression-shear and present a complex stress state. The joints often have a significant …

In this paper, a number of artificial rock specimens with two parallel (stepped and coplanar)
non-persistent joints were subjected to direct shearing. The effects of bridge length (L) …

The conventional uniaxial compression test is used to investigate the interaction of two
preexisting cracks with an internal hole in some typical gypsum specimens in the laboratory …