R. Zhu,1 X. N. Liu,1 G. L. Huang,1,* H. H. Huang,2 and C. T. Sun3 1Department of Systems Engineering, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock, Arkansas 72204, USA 2Department of Engineering Science and Ocean Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan 3School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA (Received 1 June 2012...

The global earthquake disaster happened frequently in recent years, how to guide the construction correctly in seismic area becoming a problem to be solved, while the study on the tunnel geological advanced prediction system in seismic area is limited. This paper established an integrated prediction system which was combined with engineering geology analysis and geophysical method combined with...

1.INTRODUCTION Some forty years ago, most opening supports and reinforcements were designed using empirical rules defining ground loads acting on the supporting structures. This approach is still popular and interest in it has been renewed by the use of rock mass classification systems (Barton et al. 1974, Bieniawski, 1974,1976,1989). Correlations between rock mass conditions and the type of su...

Original scientific paper Rock generally contains various micro-cracks, fissures, pores, joints, and other defects. These defects affect the mechanical properties of rock. In order to clarify the influence of native fissures on rock deformation and failure modes, a laboratory study was carried out using the fissured dolomite, and acoustic wave velocity measurement and natural water absorption t...

The subject of this thesis forms part of a research program dealing with fractured rock masses being undertaken by the "Centre de Géologie de l'Ingénieur (CGI)" from the "Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris (ENSMP)" and the "Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées (ENPC)". In fractured rock masses, it is very difficult to undertake engineering works without analysing, beforehand, the f...

In underground tunnels or caverns, time-dependent deformation or failure of rock mass, such as extending cracks, gradual rock falls, etc., are a costly irritant and a major safety concern if the time-dependent damage of surrounding rock is serious. To understand the damage evolution of rock mass in underground engineering, an in situ experimental testing was carried out in a large belowground t...

ABSTRACT Modeling of fluid flow and solute transport through fractured rock is an important component of engineering analysis in many disciplines including groundwater contamination, nuclear waste disposal, petroleum and gas production, mine excavation and geothermal production. Several studies have been conducted on single rock fracture using parallel plate model. An attempt has been made to s...