1. Keynotes Rock slopes from mechanics to decision makingH.H. Einstein, R.L. Sousa, K. Karam, I. Manzella & V. Kveldsvik Coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical processes in fault zones during rapid slipJ. SulemHow highly stressed brittle rock failure impacts tunnel designP.K. Kaiser, F. Amann & W. Steiner Some rock mechanics issues in petroleum engineeringR.W. Zimmerman Strain-based failure criteria for rocks: State of the art and recent advancesM. Kwasniewski & M. Takahashi2. Fundamental rock mechanics 2.1 Rock testing and material properties Centenary of the first triaxial test – recalculation of the results of KármánP. Ván & B. Vásárhelyi Experimental artefacts in undrained triaxial testingS. Ghabezloo & J. Sulem Intact rock triaxial compression strength properties of Soma marls with calcite filled joints, in TurkeyE. Emir & S. Beyhan Effect of calcium carbonate content on engineering properties of marlS. Beyhan & E. Emir Deformation characteristics under confined triaxial extension stressM. Takahashi, H. Park, N. Takahashi, Y. Miyazaki & Y. Fujii Determination of direct tensile strength and stiffness of intact rocksK. Fuenkajorn & S. Klanphumeesri Characteristic acoustic emission response of sandstone samples in uniaxial compressionN. Slatalla & M. Alber Investigation on the precursors to the failure of composite samples under unixial loading conditionY.X. Zhao, Y.D. Jiang & J. Zhu Acoustic emission monitoring of layered sandstone under Brazilian test conditionsA. Tavallali & A. Vervoort Acoustic emission during flexural loading of two Greek marblesP.P. Nomikos, P. Katsikogianni, K.M. Sakkas & A.I. Sofianos Laboratory experiments on relation between pore pressure change and acoustic (microseismic) emissionS.B. Turuntaev, E.V. Zenchenko & E.I. Eremeeva Mechanical testing of hollow cores to determine elastic parameters of anisotropic rocks using the CSIRO HI cellA.B. Ouanas, Y. Gunzburger, F. Lahaie, J.P. Piguet & J.D. Barnichon Rock fabric controls on the failure mode of strongly deformed gneissesG.B. Crosta, F. Agliardi, N. Fusi, S. Zanchetta, V. Barberini, M. Laini, A. Pola & E. de Ponti Analysis of multi-stage creep and swelling oedometric tests on a French marlC. Merah, J.F. Mathier & V. Labiouse Creep behavior of Çankiri-Turkey rock salt under uniaxial and triaxial loading conditionsI. Özkan & S. Düzyol Shear strength of artificially weathered marlP. Mišcevic & G. Vlastelica Changes in physico-mechanical properties of ultramafic rocks due to weatheringÖ. Ündül & A. Tugrul Geomechanical characteristics of travertine and its natural degradation order in the karst basin of TrebižatM. Prskalo & P. Marijanovic Influences of freeze-thaw process on mechanical properties of some marblesB. Bodur, H. Tunçdemir,O. Bayram & M. Bagci Mechanical behaviour of a crystalline hard rock subjected to ultra high temperature and consequences for underground opening stabilityF.L. Pellet & M. Keshavarz 2.2 Rock mechanics constitutive models and modelling A micromechanical constitutive model of a porous chalkJ. Lin, S. Xie, J.F. Shao & D. Kondo Isotropic collapse load as a function of the macroporosity of volcanic pyroclastsA. Serrano, A. Perucho & M. Conde Damage modelling in geotechnics: Micromechanical approachS. Levasseur, F. Collin, R. Charlier, Q. Zhu & D. Kondo A preliminary study on elasto-viscoplastic damage constitutive relation of relaxed rock massH. Zhou, S.H. Chen & W.M. Wang Discrete approach for anisotropic damage modeling in stratified sedimentary rocksL. Chen, G. Duveau & J.F. Shao Application of a non-linear confinement sensitive constitutive model to mine scale simulations subject to varying levels of confining stressV. Levkovitch, F. Reusch & D.A. Beck Deficiencies in the ubiquitous joint model of layered rocksD.P. Adhikary A simple approximation to estimate the Hoek-Brown parameter ‘mi’ for intact rocksM. Sari Numerical modelling of a triaxial test of homogeneous rocks using the combined finite-discrete element methodO.K. Mahabadi, A. Lisjak, G. Grasselli, T. Lukas & A. Munjiza OpenMP parallelization of the three-dimensional distinct lattice spring modelG.F. Zhao, L. Sun, J.B. Zhu & J.N. Fang A comparison between application of two and three dimensional bonded-particle models for simulation of damage accumulation in rockE. Ghazvinian & M.S. Diederichs Sensitivity analyses on parameters of lab-scale bonded particle models for rock simulations using Plackett-Burman experimental design methodJ.S. Yoon, M.Z. Hou, A. Zang & O. Stephansson Investigating intact rock strength and rock mass environment effects on rock mass deformation modulus using sensitivity analysis of empirical equationsM. Zoorabadi A view on stochastic finite element, geostatistics, uncertainty and risk analysis on parameter’s estimation in rock mechanicsP. Hoxha & S. Osmani 2.3 Rock joints and discontinuities Morphological analysis of natural marble discontinuitiesT.T.N. Hoang, M. Gasc-Barbier, A. Marache, J. Riss & J. Sulem Accounting for the influence of measurement resolution on discontinuity roughness estimatesB.S.A. Tatone, G. Grasselli & B. Cottrell Joint replica shear testing and roughness degradation measurementB. Cottrell, B.S.A. Tatone & G. Grasselli Relation between fracture size and shear behavior of a single fracture in graniteA.A. Giwelli, K. Sakaguchi & K. Matsuki Mechanical behavior of natural marble discontinuitiesT.T.N. Hoang, M. Gasc-Barbier, J. Sulem, A. Marache & J. Riss Effect of normal load on shear behavior and acoustic emissions of rock joints under direct shear loadingZ.A. Moradian, G. Ballivy, P. Rivard & C. André Variation of mechanical parameters of a slightly weathered joint in granite estimated from fourteen shear testsF. Johansson, M. Bagheri & H. Stille A full scale investigation into the rock joint shear strength (UACEG)G. Ilov, K. Filipov, N. Kossev & A. Totsev Direct shear test simulation of real rough rock fracturesM.S. Asadi & V. Rasouli Investigation of failure mode and shear strength of rock joints using discrete element methodT. Kazerani, J. Zhao & Z.Y. Yang Fluid flow response of JRC exemplar profilesA. Hosseinian, V. Rasouli & R. Utikar Estimating the hydraulic conductivity of two-dimensional fracture networks using effective medium theory and power-law averagingC.T.O. Leung & R.W. Zimmerman Estimation of fault zone permeability with Fuzzy-Delphi AHP (FDAHP) methodA.A. Anvari, H. Katibeh, M. Sharifzadeh & H. Farhadian Experimental investigation of crack propagation and coalescence in rock-like materials under uniaxial compressionH. Mirzaei, R. Kakaie, S.M.E. Jalali, M. Shariati & B. Hassani Analysis of crack coalescence in rock bridges using neural networkA. Ghazvinian, V. Sarfarazi, S.A. Moosavi & S. Setayeshi Numerical study of dimensions effects on measurement of rock fracture characterizations by using the modified Arcan test specimenR. Hasanpour, N. Choupani, M.A. Hindistan & B. Ünver 2.4 Rock dynamics, wave propagation and geophysics Diameter and load-rate effects on compressive and tensile strength of two granitic rocksM.J. Iqbal & B. Mohanty Rheological properties of rocks during vibration (cyclic loading)J. Šancer Triggering and accumulation of deformations on rock discontinuities due to low amplitude seismic vibrationsG.G. Kocharyan & D.V. Pavlov Failure scenario estimated by a non-destructive methodA. Saad, M. Bost & F. Martineau Display of resonance properties of the rock massifs in microtremorsS.B. Kishkina & A.A. Spivak Wave propagation in discontinuous mediaA. Perino, G. Barla & R. Orta Analytical study of S-wave propagation across saturated joints in rock massesJ.B. Zhu, G.F. Zhao, X.B. Zhao & J.C. Li Seismic surveying tools for the early detection of rock instability zonesW. Frei Study of rock anisotropy invo
