Preface Keynotes Review of the dynamic properties of materials; history, techniques and resultsJ.E. Field & S.M. Walley Some recent developments on rock dynamic experiments and modelling J. Zhao, W. Wu, Q.B. Zhang & L. Sun Structural effects in dynamic testing of brittle materials G. Gary Dynamic rock failure and its containment—a Gordian Knot design problemT.R. Stacey Integrated experimental-numerical characterization of geological materials under shock and impact S. Hiermaier Importance of ground strain in predicting blast-induced strain and stress in pipelines C.H. Dowding & U.G. Akkaya Rock dynamics issues in the design of underground explosives storage facility Y. Zhou Structural-temporal approach to modeling of fracture dynamics in brittle media Y.V. Petrov Analytical methods for wave propagation across jointed rock masses J.C. Li, H.B. Li & X.B. Zhao Review of laboratory measurements of dynamic strength and fracture properties of rock K. Xia Mechanical characterization of rock materials at high strain-rate E. Cadoni Numerical simulation of acoustic emission in rocks using FEM/DEM G. Grasselli, Q. Zhao, A. Lisjak & Q. Liu Modelling of seismic events induced by reservoir stimulation in an enhanced geothermal system and a suggestion to reduce the deformation energy release Z.M. Hou, L. Zhou & T. Kracke Laboratory testing and field observation Measuring dynamic stress-strain curve of rocks with SHPB X.B. Li, Z.L. Zhou, Y. Zou & Y.H. Jiang SPH approach to rock failure with embedded discontinuity R. Pramanik & D. Deb Dynamic responses of rock-pair subjected to impact loading S.L. Xu, Y.G. Liu, J.Y. Huang & D.Y. Xi Laboratory characterization of the fracture toughness anisotropy of Barre granite F. Dai & K. Xia Effects of cyclic loading on pre-peak and post-peak behaviour of a brittle rock A. Taheri & E. Chanda AE thresholds and compressive strength of different crystalline rocks subjected to static and dynamic loadings M. Keshavarz, V.K. Dang, K.A. Hosseini & F.L. Pellet Stress shock generated at spontaneous rock failure at highly confined compression B.G. Tarasov Fundamental studies on dynamic properties of rock joint under cyclic loading using mortar and Ryoke gneiss Y. Tsubota, T. Kunishi, Y. Iwakoke, R. Yoshinaka & K. Yamaguchi Experimental study of the near-wellbore fracture cracking and geometry of explosive fracturing Y.J. Fu, Y.P. Li, H.K. Ge & Y.S. Lin A small scale laboratory test using shaking table apparatus for toppling failure of rock slopes T. Nishimura, K. Nakamura, M. Kohno & H. Ueda Mechanism and experiment of hydraulic fracturing in rock burst prevention Z.H. Ouyang Optical flow based image analysis for investigating failure mechanism of a rock sample S. Bhattacharjee & D. Deb Pre-failure event location and waveform characterization by nanoseismic monitoring M. Tsesarsky & H.G. Wust-Bloch Shear wave radiation from dynamically induced frictional slip on simulated granular gouges W. Wu HS DIC-system application for strain and displacement measurements under static-dynamic coupling loading Z.Q. Yin, X.B. Li & Y. Zou Review of dynamic testing methods and results of rock materials in tension Q.B. Zhang Suggestion of dielectric breakdown strength as dynamic fracture property of rock materials S.H. Cho, J.H. Lee, H.M. Kang & K. Xia Study of the motions of crustal blocks under dynamic impacts A. Spivak & S. Kishkina Study on destruction mechanism under earthquake of Shiguanmen Gate Site of Diaoyucheng, Chongqing City, China Y. Fang, D.S. Cui, J.K. Liu & Z. Liu Dynamic evaluation of rock slope stability based on microseismic events N.W. Xu, F. Dai & C.A. Tang Monitoring of the industrial explosion activity in the central part of the Russian Craton I.A. Sanina, M. Nesterkina, N. Konstantinovskaya, S. Volosov & O. Riznichenko The spatial geodynamics monitoring at the mining enterprises and urban areas A.A. Panzhin Experimental study on outburst proneness of roof-coal combined body and its AE effects S.K. Zhao, Q.X. Qi, Z.H. Ouyang & H.Y. Li Remote monitoring of sliding force for prediction of landslide and slope stability assessment in open pit mine M.C. He, Z. Tao & L. Faramarzi Dynamics theory and numerical modelling On the dynamics of generation of seaquakes K. Uenishi & S. Sakurai Relationship of fault-slip rockburst with seismic waves C.C. Li Estimation of crack density parameter for different distributions of crack size A.F. Idziak & I. Stan-Kleczek Theoretical analyses of dynamic stability of rubbly rock mass slide J. Dai A two-scale damage model for dynamic rock behavior O. Keita, B. François & C. Dascalu Energy analysis of wave propagation across parallel nonlinear jointsT.T. Liu, J.C. Li & H.B. Li Simulation of crack propagation in LECEI test C.A. Tang, Y.F. Yang & C.W. Li Experimental and numerical modelling of sandstone bending using modified three-point test Y. Gui, G. Zhao & N. Khalili Numerical simulation on rock failure process under combined static and dynamic loading W.C. Zhu, L.L. Niu, J. Wei, Y. Bai & C.H. Wei Discrete element modeling of wave and fracture propagation in delay time breakage Z. Aliabadian, M. Sharafisafa, M. Nazemi, A.R. Khameneh & T. Kazerani Using the discontinuous deformation analysis to model rock dynamic fracturing in tension Y.J. Ning & B. Gu Numerical modeling and experimentation of dynamic indentation with single and triple indenters on Kuru granite T. Saksala, D. Gomon, M. Hokka & V.-T. Kuokkala Discontinuous deformation analysis modeling of explosion-induced stress wave propagations in jointed rock Y.J. Ning, W.F. Yuan & Z.Y. Zhao Dynamics of thermal and mechanical loading as a cause of acoustic emission in rock A.S. Voznesenskii, V.L. Shkuratnik & Ya.O. Kutkin Granite rock fragmentation at percussive drilling M. Saadati, P. Forquin, K. Weddfelt & P.L. Larsson DEM modeling of wave propagation through jointed rock mass J.B. Zhu Numerical simulation of multiple fracture zones in underground dynamic loading processes M. Tao, C. Wu & X.B. Li Numerical study of the performance of wave barriers under explosion B. Qiu, A. Limam & I.D. Maigre Development of probabilistic rockfall simulation technique by the Discontinuous Deformation Analysis (DDA) G.C. Ma, H. Matsuyama, S. Nishiyama & Y. Ohnishi Dynamic rock bolt modeling in 2-D discontinuous deformation analysis X.M. An, Z.Y. Zhao, W. Nie & L. He Influence of the surrounding rock state to the seismic response of tunnels W. Xu & W. Qiu Discrete element modeling of dynamic failure of an anisotropic rock P.J. Yin & G.F. Zhao Further development of RockBox on modeling multi-physical problems in geomechanics Y. Bai, G.F. Zhao & N. Khalili Engineering design and case studies Simulating large dynamic events to confirm sufficiency of excavation designs F. Reusch, D. Beck & G. Putzar Seismic responses for rock tunnels induced by harmonic waves and associated elucidations on mechanism of earthquake damage in mountain tunnels: The state-of-the-art in Taiwan T.T. Wang, C.H. Chen, J.T. Hsu & T.H. Huang Vibrations control in urban environment: Excavation with explosives of the north tube of the Croix-Rousse tunnel T . Panigoni & Y. Peru Monitoring dynamic caving in an underground coal mine B. Shen & X. Luo New damping system for rockfall protection galleries A. Roduner, R. Moor & R. Wyrsch Rock support mesh responses to static and dynamic loadings A.G. Thompson, E. Villaescusa, J.R. Player & E.C. Morton Optimum wavelet packet basis for remote blasting vibration wave propagating in deep underground country rock M.W. Zhang, H. Shimada, T. Sasaoka & K. Matsui Mechanical study on blasting induced deformation of deep underground caverns with fractures P.C. Xu, Y. Luo & X.P. Li Dynamic response of bolting support roadway under blast loading to pressure relief Z.Y
