Volume 55, Issue 5

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May 2022

Special Issue: Introduction to Selected Contributions from the 54th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, CO, 2020

Issue Editors:

Gabriel Walton,
Ahmadreza Hedayat

31 articles in this issue

Introduction to Selected Contributions from the 54th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, CO, 2020
Gabriel Walton
Ahmadreza Hedayat
Editorial 01 April 2022 Pages: 2521 - 2522
Improving Reliability of Structural Domaining for Engineering Projects
Trevor G. Carter
Wayne P. Barnett
Original Paper 23 August 2021 Pages: 2523 - 2549
A New Approach to Characterise the Impact of Rock Bridges in Stability Analysis
Davide Elmo
Doug Stead
Lisa Borgatti
Original Paper 05 May 2021 Pages: 2551 - 2569
New Experimental Methods to Study Proppant Embedment in Shales
Ekrem Alagoz
Haotian Wang
Mukul M. Sharma
Original Paper 02 October 2021 Pages: 2571 - 2580
A Coupled X-Ray Imaging and Experimental Permeability Study of Propped Hydraulically Induced Fractures
K. M. A. S. Bandara
P. G. Ranjith
W. G. P. Kumari
Original Paper 27 July 2021 Pages: 2581 - 2596
A New Dynamic Indentation Tool for Rapid Mechanical Properties Profiling and Mapping
Jesse C. Hampton
Gregory N. Boitnott
Laurent Louis
Original Paper 02 September 2021 Pages: 2597 - 2613
Measuring the Full-Field Strain Response of Uniaxial Compression Test Specimens Using Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing
S. Hegger
N. Vlachopoulos
M. S. Diederichs
Original Paper 16 October 2021 Pages: 2615 - 2630
New Data Processing Protocols to Isolate Fracture Deformations to Measure Normal and Shear Joint Stiffness
Timothy R. M. Packulak
Jennifer J. Day
Mark S. Diederichs
Original Paper 13 September 2021 Pages: 2631 - 2650
Evolution of Permeability in Sandstone During Confined Brazilian Testing
T. Hagengruber
M. M. Reda Taha
J. C. Stormont
Original Paper 05 June 2021 Pages: 2651 - 2664
Experimental Investigation of Elastodynamic Nonlinear Response of Dry Intact, Fractured and Saturated Rock
Prabhakaran Manogharan
Clay Wood
Parisa Shokouhi
Original Paper 18 July 2021 Pages: 2665 - 2678
On the Representativity of Rock Salt Specimens During Laboratory Tests
Mejda Azabou
Ahmed Rouabhi
Laura Blanco-Martín
Original Paper 14 August 2021 Pages: 2679 - 2692
A Time-Dependent Directional Damage Theory for Brittle Rocks Considering the Kinetics of Microcrack Growth
Mitul Sisodiya
Yida Zhang
Original Paper 22 July 2021 Pages: 2693 - 2710
Material Properties and Triggering Mechanisms of an Andesitic Lava Dome Collapse at Shiveluch Volcano, Kamchatka, Russia, Revealed Using the Finite Element Method
Cory S. Wallace
Lauren N. Schaefer
Marlène C. Villeneuve
Original Paper 01 June 2021 Pages: 2711 - 2728
Considerations Relevant to the Stability of Granite Boulders
L. R. Alejano
I. Pérez-Rey
G. Walton
Original Paper 04 June 2021 Pages: 2729 - 2745
Generalized Block Theory for the Stability Analysis of Blocky Rock Mass Systems Under Seismic Loads
Shuaifeng Wang
Zixin Zhang
Qinghua Lei
Original Paper 09 September 2021 Pages: 2747 - 2769
Probabilistic Assessment of Void Risk and Grouting Volume for Tunneling Applications
Rajat M. Gangrade
Jacob G. Grasmick
Michael A. Mooney
Original Paper 07 June 2021 Pages: 2771 - 2786
Global Sensitivity Analysis for a Tunnel-Support System in Weak Rock Mass for Both—Uncorrelated and Correlated Input Parameters
Bhardwaj Pandit
G. L. Sivakumar Babu
Original Paper 04 January 2022 Pages: 2787 - 2804
An Illustrative Study of the Potential Sensitivity, of Predicted Long-Term EDZ Development, to Internal Fabric of Argillaceous Limestone
Mark S. Diederichs
Jennifer J. Day
Original Paper 08 September 2021 Pages: 2805 - 2819
A Convolutional Neural Network Approach for Predicting Tunnel Liner Yield at Cigar Lake Mine
Josephine Morgenroth
Matthew A. Perras
Usman T. Khan
Original Paper 16 July 2021 Pages: 2821 - 2843
Surrogate Models in Rock and Soil Mechanics: Integrating Numerical Modeling and Machine Learning
J. K. Furtney
C. Thielsen
R. Le Goc
Original Paper 14 January 2022 Pages: 2845 - 2859
Voronoi-Based Discrete Element Analyses to Assess the Influence of the Grain Size and Its Uniformity on the Apparent Fracture Toughness of Notched Rock Specimens
J. Justo
H. Konietzky
J. Castro
Original Paper Open access 09 April 2022 Pages: 2861 - 2877
Exploring the Deformation Mechanics of Coal Ribs Using the Distinct Element Modeling Approach
Maurice Sunkpal
Taghi Sherizadeh
Original Paper 21 August 2021 Pages: 2879 - 2898
Effect of Damping Mode in Laboratory and Field-Scale Universal Distinct Element Code (UDEC) Models
Sankhaneel Sinha
Rami Abousleiman
Gabriel Walton
Original Paper 16 August 2021 Pages: 2899 - 2915
An Integrated Approach for Evaluation of Linear Cohesive Zone Model’s Performance in Fracturing of Rocks
Prasoon Garg
Bhardwaj Pandit
Gandluri Lakshminarasimha Sivakumar Babu
Original Paper 02 July 2021 Pages: 2917 - 2936
Mapping Fracture Complexity of Fractured Shale in Laboratory: Three-dimensional Reconstruction From Serial-section Images
Mei Li
Earl Magsipoc
Giovanni Grasselli
Original Paper 17 June 2021 Pages: 2937 - 2948
Characterizing Anisotropic Rocks Using a Modified St. Venant Method and High-Resolution Core Measurements with Extension to Field Logs
D. Sassen
B. Abell
Original Paper 20 October 2021 Pages: 2949 - 2963
Investigation of Parent-Well Production Induced Stress Interference in Multilayer Unconventional Reservoirs
Yanli Pei
Kamy Sepehrnoori
Original Paper 08 January 2022 Pages: 2965 - 2986
Semi-analytical Method for Modeling Wellbore Breakout Development
Ngurah Beni Setiawan
Robert W. Zimmerman
Original Paper Open access 07 May 2022 Pages: 2987 - 3000
Borehole Failure Mechanisms in Naturally Fractured Formations
Ruud Weijermars
Jihoon Wang
Tri Pham
Original Paper 22 November 2021 Pages: 3001 - 3022
Flowback Test Analyses at the Utah Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy (FORGE) Site
Pengju Xing
Branko Damjanac
John McLennan
Original Paper Open access 18 September 2021 Pages: 3023 - 3040
Multi-scale Coupled Processes Modeling of Fractures as Porous, Interfacial and Granular Systems from Rock Images with the Numerical Manifold Method
Mengsu Hu
Jonny Rutqvist
Original Paper Open access 09 April 2021 Pages: 3041 - 3059

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