Variations of the mechanical properties and the pore structures of rocks after high-
temperature treatment play a significant role in ensuring the operation of underground coal …

Thermal damage is one of the fundamental mechanisms affecting the stability of rocks
encountered in many deep geo-engineering ventures such as nuclear waste isolation …

We conducted research on the influence of periodic thermal loading on the shear behavior
of sandstone through a series of direct shear tests with the aid of acoustic emission …

High temperature may cause damage to microstructure of rock, which has a significant effect
on rock behavior. In this study, the changes in tensile strength and brittleness of sandstones …

The physical, mechanical and morphological properties of a rock undergo substantial
change when exposed to the extreme temperatures that are encountered in processes such …

Recent infrastructure development in China and other developing countries has attracted
global attention. As a control project of traffic engineering, tunnels also have rapidly …

The high-temperature response of rock is quite useful for successful exploration and
exploitation of various conventional as well as unconventional energy systems such as …

The mining of underground coal seam often induces the dynamic disasters of coal seam,
such as rock burst and gas outburst. The determination of evolution characteristics of …

In the present study, the effect of thermal treatment on the physical, mechanical and
fracturing behavior of Gondwana shale samples from India was investigated. Acoustic …

It is generally accepted that the uniaxial compressive strength (UCS) and P-wave velocity of
rocks tend to decrease simultaneously with increasing temperature. However, based on a …