Rockburst risk control and mitigation in deep mining
June 2024
It is important to understand and manage rockburst challenges in deep mining operations. This paper presents a systematic study of rockburst risk in underground mining, offering a detailed examination...
Artificial intelligence technology in rock mechanics and rock engineering
June 2024
The scope and scale of rock engineering activities have witnessed continuous expansion, which makes the geological conditions of rock engineering increasingly complex, and there are more and more types...
Reservoir heterogeneity and its role in long-term CO₂ storage performance: A case study of Air Benakat formation
Available online 10 October 2025
Indonesia’s strategy for attaining net-zero emissions by 2050 is contingent upon carbon capture and storage (CCS). The long-term CO₂ storage performance of Air Benakat formation in the South Sumatra...
Theories and applications of FRACOD – A fracture mechanics approach to modern rock engineering problems
August 2025
Rock failure is often governed by the initiation, propagation, and coalescence of fractures, particularly in hard rocks where fracturing, rather than plastic deformation, is the dominant failure mechanism....
A review of the geological characterization, classification, modeling, and case studies of anisotropic rock masses
Available online 31 October 2025
Rock anisotropy caused by inherent structures like bedding, foliation, and micro-fractures directly influences strength, deformability, and stress distribution variations. These directional changes...
Advances in peridynamics modeling of deformation and fracturing of brittle geomaterials
September 2024
Peridynamics (PD) is an emerging method that establishes a theoretical framework based on non-local theory to describe material mechanical behavior with spatial integral equations. It gives a unified...
Generation of and countermeasures against time-delayed rockbursts
August 2025
Time-delayed rockbursts abruptly release huge energy, characterized by suddenness, randomness, and destructiveness, leading to substantial damage to both lives and property. This study explores the...
A microscopic approach to brittle creep and time-dependent fracturing of rocks based on stress corrosion model
September 2024
A brittle creep and time-dependent fracturing process model of rock is established by incorporating the stress corrosion model into discrete element method to analyze the creep behavior and microcrack...
Concept to proof long-term safety of abandoned salt mines by hydro-mechanical coupled simulations with FLAC3D and Ansys Fluent
Available online 9 July 2025
Evaluation and prediction of the long-term behavior of abandoned mines have to consider complex interactions of different physical processes. The hydro-mechanical coupling plays an important role for...
Advances in stability analysis and optimization design of large underground caverns under high geostress condition
September 2024
The demand for underground space and sustainable energy has driven the need for underground structures. Large underground caverns, being an underground structure carrier, offers a feasible solution....
Geothermal energy and tiered synergistic mining of geothermal energy and minerals: Advantages, issues, and paths
August 2025
Geothermal resources, especially hot dry rock (HDR), hold the unparalleled potential to decarbonize energy systems and bolster the global clean energy transition. Despite five decades of development,...
Dynamic fracture behavior of rock tunnel under impact loading: Insights from experiments and peridynamic simulations
August 2025
The dynamic response of fractured rock masses with tunnel-like holes under impact loading is critical for ensuring the stability of underground engineering structures. This study investigates the interplay...
An integrated intelligent long-term device for the borehole monitoring of deformation and evolution of fractures in rock masses
Available online 9 July 2025
To solve the problems of complex operation, low efficiency, and lagging information collection in rock mass disaster monitoring, an integrated monitoring device is developed, which can simultaneously...
Metaheuristic algorithms for groundwater model parameter inversion: Advances and prospects
June 2024
Groundwater inverse modeling is a vital technique for estimating unmeasurable model parameters and enhancing numerical simulation accuracy. This paper comprehensively reviews the current advances and...
Damage and control of mining surface deformation: Research status, hot spots and trends
Available online 1 July 2025
In order to master the research status, hotspots and trends of mining surface deformation (MSD) in metal mines, exploring the green and sustainable development path of mines, 2241 articles in the Web...
Rock engineering evaluation of existing and planned Salang Tunnels with high overburden through Hindukush Mountains, Afghanistan
June 2024
The Kabul – Mazar Highway connects Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, to northern provinces of the country, and further extends into Central Asian countries through the Hindukush mountains. The Salang...
Improving deconvolution reliability in well test analysis with an automated objective function
Available online 13 November 2025
Deconvolution is a mathematical technique that eliminates the effects of production rate variations in pressure transient data, enabling the recovery of a smoother pressure signal extended across both...
Simulation of progressive notch failure in deep bored raises using an iterative approach in FLAC3D
August 2025
The study examines empirical and numerical modeling methods that can be used to predict the depth of notch failure in bored raises excavated for Glencore’s Onaping Depth project within the Craig Mine...
Role of feature importance in geomechanical classification of rock slopes
February 2025
Rock slope along motorways in the Higher Himalayan terrains are prone to various types of failure. In order to effectively mitigate these failures, a thorough assessment of rock mass behavior is entailed....
Infrared thermal image detection method of stressed sandstone fracture based on deep learning
Available online 26 July 2025
Under stress, multiple cracks in the localized damaged zones in mine rock masses will expand and connect, which can lead to the rock mass instability and failure. Rapid, accurate identification of cracks...
Advances in dynamic test of deep rocks considering in-situ mechanical and hydraulic conditions
June 2024
Determining the dynamic behaviors of deep rocks is important but challenging for deep underground rock engineering. Recently, great advances have been made by researchers in dynamic tests of deep rocks...
Mitigating shale swelling in deep drilling: Novel natural deep eutectic solvent vs hybrid additives system
May 2025
Shale instability during shale drilling poses significant challenges that require effective additives to control swelling and enhance water-based drilling fluids. This study investigates the effectiveness...
Three-dimensional deformation response of cement stone under true triaxial compression
August 2025
Three-dimensional deformation properties of cement stone are crucial for the stability and safety of shafts. To explore these properties, a series of true triaxial tests adopting common loading path...
Process system modelling of gas injection characteristics for underground CAES
May 2025
Renewable energies including solar and wind are intermittent, causing difficulty in connection to conventional power grids due to instability of output duty. Compressed air energy storage (CAES) in...
Notch formation in vertical excavations in a deep hard rock mine and rock stabilization methodologies
March 2024
This paper presents details of the early to mid-stage deterioration in the form of notch growth of two 3 m diameter bored raises that were excavated and slashed to 7.8 m to serve as an internal shaft...