Publisher Summary This chapter discusses some basic problems in mechanics of elastic
solids containing multiple cracks. A number of mathematical aspects that frequently …

Metastasis is a dynamic process in which cancer cells navigate the tumor microenvironment,
largely guided by external chemical and mechanical cues. Our current understanding of …

Rock mass characterization is required for many applications in rock engineering practice
including excavation design, support design, stope design, amongst others. For these …

The Geological Strength Index (GSI) system, proposed in 1995, is now widely used for the
estimation of the rock mass strength and the rock mass deformation parameters. The GSI …

Rock mass damage assessment is required for many applications in rock engineering
practice including support design, contamination transport control, stope design, amongst …

A simplified analysis method based on the damage evolution mechanism of rock mass is
proposed to predict the possible excavation damaged zone around a tunnel. The formation …

It is well known that acoustic emission (AE) and microseismic (MS) events are indicators of
rock fracturing or damage as the rock is brought to failure at high stress. By capturing the …

Reliable prediction of the rock fracturing process is a challenging issue in exploitation of
deep earth resources in which artificial creation of complex fracture networks is employed …

Persistence of geological discontinuities is of great importance for many rock-related
applications in earth sciences, both in terms of mechanical and hydraulic properties of …

Beginning with the original work of Shi [Discontinuous deformation analysis: a new
numerical method for the statics and dynamics of block systems. Ph. D. thesis, University of …