Table Of Contents:
Preface xix

1 Keynotes

Rock slopes from mechanics to decision making 3(12)

H.H. Einstein

R.L. Sousa

K. Karam

I. Manzella

V. Kveldsvik

Coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical processes in fault zones during rapid slip 15(12)

J. Sulem

How highly stressed brittle rock failure impacts tunnel design 27(12)

P.K. Kaiser

F. Amann

W. Steiner

Some rock mechanics issues in petroleum engineering 39(6)

R.W. Zimmerman

Strain-based failure criteria for rocks: State of the art and recent advances 45(12)

M. Kwasniewski

M. Takahashi

2 Fundamental rock mechanics

2.1 Rock testing and material properties 57(82)

Centenary of the first triaxial test---recalculation of the results of Karman 59(4)

P. Van

B. Vasarhelyi

Experimental artefacts in undrained triaxial testing 63(4)

S. Ghabezloo

J. Sulem

Intact rock triaxial compression strength properties of Soma marls with calcite filled joints, in Turkey 67(4)

E. Emir

S. Beyhan

Effect of calcium carbonate content on engineering properties of marl 71(4)

S. Beyhan

E. Emir

Deformation characteristics under confined triaxial extension stress 75(4)

M. Takahashi

H. Park

N. Takahashi

Y. Miyazaki

Y. Fujii

Determination of direct tensile streght and stiffness of intact rocks 79(4)

K. Fuenkajorn

S. Klanphumeesry

Characteristic acoustic emission response of sandstone samples in uniaxial compression 83(4)

N. Slatalla

M. Alber

Investigation on the precursors to the failure of composite samples under unixial loading condition 87(4)

Y.X. Zhao

Y.D. Jiang

J. Zhu

Acoustic emission monitoring of layered sandstone under Brazilian test conditions 91(4)

A. Tavallali

A. Vervoort

Acoustic emission during flexural loading of two Greek marbles 95(4)

P.P. Nomikos

P. Katsikogianni

K.M. Sakkas

A.I. Sofianos

Laboratory experiments on relation between pore pressure change and acoustic (microseismic) emission 99(4)

S.B. Turuntaev

E.V. Zenchenko

E.I. Eremeeva

Mechanical testing of hollow cores to determine elastic parameters of anisotropic rocks using the CSIRO HI cell 103(4)

A.B. Ouanas

Y. Gunzburger

F. Lahaie

J.P. Piguet

J.D. Barnichon

Rock Fabric controls on the failure mode of strongly deformed gneisses 107(4)

G.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 Marl 111(4)

C. Merah

J.F. Mathier

V. Labiouse

Creep behavior of chnkiri-turkey rock salt under uniaxial and triaxial loading conditions 115(4)

I. Ozkan

S. Duzyol

Shear strength of artificially weathered marl 119(4)

P. Miscevic

G. Vlastelica

Chagnes in physico-mechanical properties of ultramafic rocks due to weathering 123(4)

O. Undul

Tugrul

Geomechanical Characteristics of travertine and its natural degradation order in the karst basin of Trebizat 127(4)

M. Prskolo

P. Marijanovic

Influences of freeze-thaw process on mechanical properties of some marbles 131(4)

B. Bodur

H. Tuncdemir

O. Bayram

M. Bagci

Mechanical behavior of a crystalline hard rock subjected to ultra high temperature and consequences for underground opening stability 135(4)

F.L. Pellet

M. Keshavarz

2.2 Rock mechanics constitutive models and modelling 139(58)

A micromechanical constitutive model of a porous chalk 141(4)

J. Lin

S. Xie

J.F. Shao

D. Kondo

Isotropic collapse load as a function of the macroporosity of volcanic pyroclasts 145(4)

A. Serrano

A. Perucho

M. Conde

Damage modelling in geotechnics: Micromechanical approach 149(4)

S. Levasseur

F. Collin

R. Charlier

Q. Zhu

D. Kondo

A preliminary study on elasto-viscoplastic damage constitutive relation of relaxed rock mass 153(4)

H. Zhou

S.H. Chen

W.M. Wang

Discrete approach for anisotropic damage modeling in stratified sedimentary rocks 157(4)

L. 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 stress 161(4)

V. Levkovitch

F. Reusch

D.A. Beck

Deficiencies in the ubiquitous joint model of layered rocks 165(4)

D.P. Adhikary

A Simple approximation to estimate the Hoek-Brown parameter `m1' for intact rocks 169(4)

M. Sari

Numerical modelling of a triaxial test of homogeneous rocks using the combined finite-discrete element method 173(4)

O.K. Mahabadi

A. Lisjak

G. Grasselli

T. Lukas

A. Munjiza

OpenMP parallelization of the three-dimensional distinct lattice spring model 177(4)

G.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 rock 181(4)

E. Ghazvinian

M.S. Diederichs

Sensitivity analyses on parameters of lab-scale bonded particle models for rock simulations using Plackett-Burman experimental design method 185(4)

J.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 equations 189(4)

M. Zoorabadi

A view on stochastic finite element, geostatistics, uncertainty and risk analysis on parameter's estimation in rock mechanics 193(4)

P. Hoxha

S. Osmani

2.3 Rock joints and discontinuities 197(66)

Morphological analysis of natural marble discontinuities 199(4)

T.T.N. Hoang

M. Gasc-Barbier

A. Marache

J. Riss

J. Sulem

Accounting for the influence of measurement resolution on discontinuity roughness estimates 203(4)

B.S.A. Tatone

G. Grasselli

B. Cottrell

Joint replica shear testing and roughness degradation measurement 207(4)

B. Cottrell

B.S.A. Tatone

G. Grasselli

Relation between fracture size and shear behavior of a single fracture in granite 211(4)

A.A. Giwelli

K. Sakaguchi

K. Matsuki

Mechanical behavior of natural marble discontinuities 215(4)

T.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 loading 219(4)

Z.A. Moradian

G. Ballivy

P. Rivard

C. Andre

Variation of mechanical parameters of a slightly weathered joint in granite estimated from fourteen shear tests 223(4)

F. Johansson

M. Bagheri

H. Stille

A full scale investigation into the rock joint shear strength (UACEG) 227(4)

G. Ilov

K. Filipov

N. Kossev

A. Totsev

Direct Shear test simulation of real rough rock fractures 231(4)

M.S. Asadi

V. Rasouli

Investigation of failure mode and shear strength of rock joints using discrete element method 235(4)

T. Kazerani

J. Zhao

Z.Y. Yang

Fluid flow response of JRC exemplar profiles 239(4)

A. Hosseinian

V. Rasouli

R. Utikar

Estimating the hydraulic conductivity of two-dimensional fracture networks using effective medium theory and power-law averaging 243(4)

C.T.O. Leung

R.W. Zimmerman

Estimation of fault zone permeability with Fuzzy-Delphi AHP (FDAHP) method 247(4)

A.A. Anvari

H. Katibeh

M. Sharifzadeh

H. Farhadian

Experimental investigation of crack propagation and coalescence in rock-like materials under uniaxial compression 251(4)

H. Mirzaei

R. Kakaie

S.M.E. Jalali

M. Shariati

B. Hassani

Analysis of crack coalescence in rock bridges using neural network 255(4)

A. 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 specimen 259(4)

R. Hasanpour

N. Choupani

M.A. Hindistan

B. Unver

2.4 Rock dynamics, wave propagation and geophysics 263(58)

Diameter and load-rate effects on compressive and tensile strength of two granitic rocks 265(4)

M.J. Iqbal

B. Mohanty

Rheological properties of rocks during vibration (cyclic loading) 269(4)

J. Sancer

Triggering and accumulation of deformations on rock discontinuties due to low amplitude seismic vibrations 273(4)

G.G. Kocharyan

D.V. Pavlov

Failure scenario estimated by a non-destructive method 277(4)

A. Saad

M. Bost

F. Martineau

Display of resonance properties of the rock massifs in microtremors 281(4)

S.B. Kishkina

A.A. Spivak

Wave propagation in discontinuous media 285(4)

A. Perino

G. Barla

R. Orta

Analytical study of S-wave propagation across saturated joints in rock masses 289(4)

J.B. Zhu

G.F. Zhao

X.B. Zhao

J.C. Li

Seismic surveying tools for the early detection of rock instability zones 293(4)

W. Frei

Study of rock anisotropy involved by cracks using combined geophysical methods 297(4)

A.F. Idziak

I. Stan-Kleczek

A. Pilarek

Data integration to assess geo-hazards in Maastricht A2 tunnel 301(4)

D.J.M. Ngan-Tillard

P. Kouwenberg

P.M. Maurenbrecher

B. Vink

An analytical study to predict underground explosion-induced ground motion 305(4)

J.C. Li

G.W. Ma

Prevention and control of rocky slope instabilities induced by blasting vibration in tunneling---application to Nuria rack railway 309(4)

M. Janeras

A. Macau

S. Figueras

J. Comellas

Simulation of vibration generated by underwater blasting using statistical analysis and numerical modelling 313(4)

R. Resende

J.P. Gomes

Seismo-acoustic array monitoring of large quarry drill and blast activity close to a natural park, Tuscany (Italy) 317(4)

M. Ripepe

E. Marchetti

M. Coli

3 Tunnels and underground structures

3.1 Theory, design and numerical modelling 321(74)

Measurement of spalling parameters from laboratory testing 323(4)

M.S. Diederichs

C.D. Martin

Experimental determination of spalling initiation in hard rock 327(4)

L. Jacobasson

R. Christiansson

C.D. Martin

Rock strength obtained from core samples and borehole wall instabilities --- the effect of drilling induced damage 331(4)

B. Valley

N. Bahrani

P.K. Kaiser

A method for predicting the usstable zone around underground spaces based on crack initiation threshold and crack growth theories 335(4)

V. Fattahpour

M. Jafari

Triggering swelling potential of anhydrite clay rocks by brittle failure processes 339(4)

F. Amann

P.K. Kaiser

W. Steiner

The anhydrite surface---cause of problems in tunnel constructions (new results based on measurements and observations) 343(4)

H.P. Noher

M. Meyer

R.M. Zeh

Why the convergence confinement method is not much used in practice 347(4)

L.R. Alejano

Preliminary assessment of longitudinal deformation profiles for tunnels excavated in strain-softening rock masses 351(4)

L.R. Alejano

A. Rodriguez-Dono

M. Veiga

Investigation of plastic zones around circular tunnels in strain-softening rock mass 355(4)

S.L. Wang

C.G. Li

H. Tang

X.R. Ge

Yielding support design in Ceneri Base Tunnel 359(4)

F. Mezzatesta

A. Malaguti

Time-dependent loads on tunnel final linings 363(4)

P. Yiouta-Mitra

A.I. Sofianos

S. Gekas

Cavity expansion in anisotropic rock 367(4)

A. Blioumi

D. Kolymbas

A discrete anisotropic plasticity method for horizontally laminated sedimentary rocks: Development and back analysis 371(4)

M.A. Perras

M.S. Diederichs

Displacement analytical solution of a deep tunnel with arbitrary cross section in transversely isotropic rock mass 375(4)

Z.Z. Zhang

Z.K. Li

A load and load transfer model for pipe umbrella support 379(4)

G.M. Volkmann

W. Schubert

Design methodology for intersection of underground openings 383(4)

J. Eisenberg

B. Amusin

Investigating the effects of different horizontal stress to vertical stress ratio (K) on the stress and displacement fields around underground constructions 387(4)

M.F. Marji

M.A. Manouchehrian

Effect of excavation of tunnels in the convex slopes using distinct element method 391(4)

M. Ashtiani

M. Palassi

A. Ahmadi

3.2 Tunnel method and support 395(54)

Performance prediction of hard rock TBM using rock mass classification 397(4)

K. Shahriar

J. Sargheini

M. Hedayatzadeh

J. Khademi Hamidi

Geological controls on the breakthrough of tunnel boring machines in hard rock crystalline terrains 401(4)

S. Yagiz

C. Merguerian

T. Kim

Development of a portable rock cutting rig for rock cuttability determination 405(4)

N. Bilgin

C. Balci

D. Tumac

C. Feridunoglu

H. Copur

Selection and design of mechanical excavators and some recent projects from Turkey 409(4)

C. Balci

N. Bilgin

H. Copur

D. Tumac

Numerical modelling of indenter/rock interaction under various indenter profiles 413(4)

N. Tiryaki

D.J. Williams

H. Alehossein

B. Unver

Modelling dynamic fracture in mechanical rock cutting using SPAM 417(4)

H.Y. Liu

W.M. Liang

D.J. Williams

Abrasivity of rocks at depth 421(4)

M. Alber

Determining rock abrasivity in the laboratory 425(4)

H. Kasling

K. Thuro

A new laboratory test to evaluate the problem of clogging in mechanical tunnel driving with EPB-shields 429(4)

M. Feinendegen

M. Ziegler

G. Spagnoli

T. Fernandez-Steeger

H. Stanjek

Using slurry TBM in excavating a high overburden rock tunnel 433(4)

F.Y. Hsiao

C.W. Yu

S.Y. Chi

Tests, design and fully mechanised installation of mesh system for underground support 437(4)

A. Roduner

A. Roth

S. Brown

Fibre sprayed concrete---Relevant tests for characterizing the correct fibre for the correct use 441(4)

B. de Rivaz

Thin sprayed liners---an approach with numerical models 445(4)

P. Nater

A. Mena-Cabrera

3.3 Case Studies of rock tunnels 449(76)

A tunnel and cavern intersection in fault zones at 1240m depth 451(4)

Z.Q. Wei

R. Stadelmann

Tunnel liner design in heterogeneous or anisotropic ground 455(4)

L. Branscombe

M.S. Diederichs

G. Barla

Performance montoring and analysis of a yield-control support system in squeezing rock 459(4)

G. Barla

M. Bonini

M. Semeraro

Design and execution of the primary support system of the HEPP Mostarsko Blato headrace tunnel 463(4)

I. Lukic

P. Marijanovic

A. Galic

D. Zovko

The new Linth-Limmern hydro-power plant---design of caverns under 500m overburden 467(4)

R. Marclay

J.M. Hohberg

M. John

T. Marcher

D. Fellner

Static and dynamic analysis of underground strctures in jointed rock mass 471(4)

R. Mahajan

G.V. Ramana

Subsidence induced by shallow tunnels construction: A simplified approach to the risk-of-damage band evaluation 475(4)

G. Barbieri

T. Collotta

Drill and blast tunnel in Inwood Marble under Harlem River New York City 479(4)

J.B. Stypulkowski

L.N. Villani

G.F. Forsyth

H.S. Lacy

Construction of the Serrieres Tunnel on an urban site 483(4)

P. Chopard

B. Houriet

Design and construction of a mined station in weak rock on the Kadikoy-Kartal Metro line of Istanbul 487(4)

G. Quaglio

G. Astore

G. Pradella

P. Grasso

O. Zanoli

G.M. Gaspari

O. Angelini

M. Oguz

Three-dimensional modelling of the tunnel intersections in weak rock mass on the kadikoy-kartal metro line of Istanbul 491(4)

G.M. Gaspari

O. Zanoli

M. Pescara

The Oudayas tunnel (Morocco): A Challenging passage under historical buildings 495(4)

A. Panciera

M. Ben Hamich

The accident at the Pinheiros underground station of line 4 of Sao Paulo's metropolitan subway: A Case of local geological conditions that led to an unforeseen geomechanical behaviour 499(6)

C.M. Nieble

L.G. de Mello

G.R. Sadowski

Complicated excavation altering an existing tunnel --- the west portal of the Visp by-pass tunnel, Switzerland 505(4)

K. Boller

H. Schmaus

S. Allen

A. Waldmeyer

Geomechanical design aspects and construction experience in excavating the overburden above a masonry tunnel of the Ittertunnel in Tirol/Austria 509(4)

T. Marcher

C. Maurer

C. Weigl

Construction of Shallow caverns in blocky ground 513(4)

H. Wannenmacher

F. Grunenfelder

F. Amann

E.A. Button

Restoration of the Vengeron stream diversion project 517(4)

E. Prina Howald

M. Odier

Investigation and analysis procedures for tunnel refurbishment 521(4)

F. Sandrone

C. Oggeri

O. Del Greco

4 Slopes and landslides

4.1 Theoretical concepts and numerical modelling 525(54)

A new classification system and movement solutions for wedge failure 527(4)

A. Turanboy

The Dual Grid Method for stability analysis of Sliding blocks and Slopes 531(4)

X. Zhang

Q. Yang

J. Bao

Applicability of earthquake response analysis by multiple yield model for discontinuous rock 535(4)

N. Iwata

T. Sasaki

K. Sasaki

R. Yoshinaka

Seismic stability and permanent displacement of rock slope along the pre-existing joint plane 539(4)

Y.L. Lin

X.X. Li

Selecting shear strength models for joints --- experience with modeling of complex rock slope failure in UDEC 543(4)

R.A. Abdullah

R.J. Fowell

W. Murphy

Stability of slope based on shear strain criterion and its dependency on shear strength 547(4)

V.B. Maji

T.G. Sitharam

Effects of model parameters in DEM on slope failure simulation 551(4)

T. Nishimura

K. Tsujino

T. Fukuda

Numerical analysis of landslide behavior induced by tunnel excavation 555(4)

Y. Koizumi

J. Lee

K. Date

Y. Yokota

T. Yamamoto

K. Fujisawa

FLAC3D and adaptive Kalman-filtering --- A new way to install effective alarm systems for landslides? 559(4)

K. Mairam Tinkhof

A. Preh

E. Tentschert

A. Eichhorn

T. Schmalz

C. Zangerl

Reliability based assessment of rock slope stability 563(4)

C. Onisiphorou

Prediction of rock mass failure-time of geo-hazards 567(4)

A. Mufundirwa

Y. Fujii

Numerical simulation of gravel unconstrained flow experiments: A comparison between DAN-3D and RASH-3D codes 571(4)

C. Sauthier

V. Labiouse

M. Pirulli

C. Scavia

Numerical and experimental analysis of debris flow protection fence efficiency 575(4)

A.M. Ferrero

G.P. Giani

A. Segalini

4.2 Laboratory and field investigation and monitoring 579(50)

Modelling of the rock slope stability at the controlled failure 581(4)

O.M. Shashenko

O.O. Sdvyzhkova

O.S. Kovrov

In situ non conventional shear tests for the mechanical characterisation of a bimrock 585(4)

N. Coli

P. Berry

D. Boldini

Evaluating roadside rockmasses for rockfall hazards from lidar data: Optimizing data Collection and Processing protocols 589(4)

M.J. Lato

M.S. Diederichs

D.J. Hutchinson

R. Harrap

Assessment of rockslide and rockfall problems in an active quarry: Case study of the Arvel quarry (Western Switzerland) 593(4)

A. Pedrazzini

T. Oppikofer

M. Jaboyedoff

M. Guell i Pons

R. Chantry

E. Stampfli

Structural and Stability analyses of a rock cliff based on digital elevation model: The Obermatt Quarry (Switzerland) 597(4)

C. Longchamp

A. Pedrazzini

M. Jaboyedoff

A. Dessauges

K. Louis

T. Buckingham

C. Erni

Pocket cards for analyzing slopes and quarry rock size by stereo and Cartesian graphics 601(4)

P.M. Maurenbrecher

D.J.M. Ngan-Tillard

Deformation rebound in a blast-damaged cutback rock slope 605(4)

N.R.P. Baczynski

Light emitting sensors as new visual tool for rock structure monitoring 609(4)

S. Akutagawa

A. Kusui

M. Nomura

Development and testing of a Time Domain Reflectometry (TDR) monitoring system for subsurface deformations 613(4)

J. Singer

K. Thuro

J. Festl

GeoAlertNet---monitoring landslides with a Wireless sensor network 617(4)

B. Kister

P. Sollberger

Z. Stossel

J. Janek

M. Klaper

F. Zimmermann

H. Worsching

J. Harustiak

D. Naterop

Rockfall motion characteristics on natural slopes of eastern Australia 621(4)

A. Giacomini

M. Spadari

O. Buzzi

S.G. Fityus

G.P. Giani

Findings from large-Scale field tests of spiral rope nets for rock protection 625(4)

D. Flum

A. Roduner

4.3 Case studies of rock slopes and landslides 629(50)

Mega rockslides in Canary Islands: The role of the geomechanical properties of the Submarine rocks in the Stability of the flanks of Tenerife 631(4)

M. Ferrer

J. Seisdedos

L.I.G. de Vallejo

Landslide Brus, translational block sliding in flysch rock mass 635(4)

Z. Arbanas

S. Mihalic

M. Grosic

S. Dugonjic

M. Vivoda

Three-dimensional mixed continuum-discontinuum numerical simulation of the Beauregard Landslide 639(4)

K.S. Kalenchuk

D.J. Hutchinson

M.S. Diederichs

G. Barla

M. Barla

G. Piovano

Influence of the behaviour of soft rocks on cliff evolution 643(4)

A. Evangelista

A.S. di Santolo

M. Zimbardo

L. Ercoli

N. Nocilla

Numerical modeling applied to a cultural heritage site threatened by rock falls in Tuscany (Italy) 647(4)

D. Marchetti

G. D'Amato Avanzi

N. Sciarra

M. Calista

G. Mazzanti

Rock slope accident in Aalesund, 2008; stability issues and support design 651(4)

A. Aarset

T. Valstad

Design methodology of remedial work in two rail cuttings 655(4)

A. Koe

Road cut stability analysis along NH-22 in Luhri area, Himachal Pradesh 659(4)

K. Sarkar

T.N. Singh

Mechanism analysis and treatment simulation study of Shanwang Temple landslide 663(4)

Y.W. Meng

H.J. Chai

H.P. Li

Stability analysis on the reservoir bank slope in Pubugou hydropower project 667(4)

Y. Xu

Q. Xu

S.H. Chen

Open pit mining through active landslides 671(4)

N.R.P. Baczynski

D. Bruggemann

W. Schiller

Assessment of the as-is-state and risk analysis of an one hundred years old torrent control structure inthe Bernese Alps 675(4)

B. Kister

B. Zimmerli

W. Fellmann

5 Resources, environment and others

5.1 Mines and petroleum 679(74)

Estimation of regional stress state and Young's modulus by analyzing mining induced deformation 681(4)

E. Nishiyama

T. Miyamoto

J. Kodama

S. Kawasaki

K. Kaneko

Y. Yoshida

Exploration of the recent stress fieds in the Czech part of the Upper Silesian Coal Basin 685(4)

J. Ptacek

P. Konicek

K. Soucek

L. Stas

P. Waclawik

R. Grygar

Deformation measurements at the 1200m deep Kristineberg mine using total station, laser scanning and 3D imaging 689(4)

G. Backblom

D. Sandstrom

A. Gaich

M. Potsch

F. Quanhong

Numerical analysis of geomechanical processes in coal mining using the Velenje mining method 693(4)

G. Jeromel

J. Likar

Multi-scale, non-linear numerical analysis of mining induced deformation in complex environments 697(4)

F. Reusch

V. Levkovitch

D.A. Beck

Lessons learned from mining-induced seismicity in two deep coal mines 701(4)

M. Alber

R. Fritschen

Monitoring of ground failures in subsurface complex cavities 705(4)

C. Nadim

P. Bigarre

F. Lahaie

Large-scale salt cavern collapse: Multi-parameter monitoring from precursor signs to general failure 709(4)

N.T. Cao

E. Klein

I. Contrucci

X. Daupley

P. Bigarre

Hydraulic behaviors characterization for the design of unlined underground LPG storage cavern in fractured rock mass 713(4)

K. Aoki

A. Ismail

H. Uno

C.S. Chang

T. Maejima

Y. Nakamura

Forty-five years of geotechnical engineering feedback in underground caverns 717(4)

T. You

E. Amantini

Preliminary 3D numerical modeling of a hypothetical LNG storage cavern having an irregular geometry 721(4)

B. Unver

R. Hasanpour

H. Chakeri

M.A. Hindistan

Modeling of fracture and collapse initiation gradients in presence of mud cake 725(4)

V. Mostafavi

G. Hareland

B.S. Aadnøy

A. Kustamsi

Wellbore stability in Shale: Experiment, theory and case study 729(4)

M.Z. Hou

X. Luo

Geomechanical analysis of the turbidite sandstone in the Soledad field, Chicontepec Basin, Mexico 733(4)

C. Rabe

J. Ortiz-Ramirez

Laboratory test and logging campaign for geomechanical application in SAGD process for heavy oil reservoirs in Venezuela 737(4)

P. Perdona

C. Rabe

Geomechanical studies utilizing petrophysical properties in a Middle-Eastern Reservoir 741(4)

A. Al-Attar

S. Vega

Theoretical and experimental studies of the filtration regime control in a productive stratum by applying nonsteady effect to host rock block mass 745(4)

L.A. Nazarova

L.A. Nazarov

V.M. Fomin

A comparison of stress orientations determined by two independent methods in a deep drilling project 749(4)

W. Lin

T. Byrne

A. Tsutsumi

C. Chang

Y. Yamamoto

A. Sakaguchi

5.2 Radioactive waste repository 753(38)

Medium resolution X-Ray computed tomography of hollow cylindrical samples of Boom Clay 755(4)

S. You

V. Labiouse

L. Vigne

L. Gastaldo

M. Bernasconi

Insight into the mechanical behavior of Opalinus Clay 759(4)

F. Amann

E.A. Button

M. Blumel

R. Thony

Anisotropic features of the mechanical behaviour of Opalinus Clay 763(4)

S. Salager

M. Nuth

L. Laloui

Modelling benchmark of a laboratory drying test in Opalinus Clay 767(4)

B. Garitte

A. Gens

Q. Liu

X. Liu

A. Millard

A. Bond

C. McDermott

T. Fujita

S. Nakama

Modelling of drying and cracking initiation in a gallery excavated in shale 771(4)

H. Peron

J. Eichenberger

L. Laloui

S. Salager

Influence of pre-existing discontinuities on ground behavior in the Opalinus Clay---a new mine-by project at the Mont Terri rock laboratory 775(4)

R. Thony

F. Amann

E.A. Button

S. Loew

Geotechnical feedback of the new galleries excavation at the ANDRA underground research laboratory --- Bure (France) 779(4)

F. Martin

R. Laviguerie

G. Armand

Stress effects on nuclide transport in fractured rocks: A numerical study 783(4)

Z. Zhao

L. Jing

I. Neretnieks

Modeling the Aspo pillar stability experiment 787(4)

J.C. Andersson

X. Feng

P. Pan

T. Koyama

S. Kwon

C.S. Lee

M. Rinne

B. Shen

H. Lan

C.D. Martin

Y. Che

C. Zhou

R. Blaheta

R. Kohut

L. Jing

5.3 Dams and retaining structures 791(26)

Foundation stability analysis of arch dams 793(4)

C. Cekerevac

A. Wohnlich

Dynamic analysis of Choar earth-fill dam 797(4)

S. Aloodari

K. Ahangari

R. Noorani

Rock behavior in plunge pools of high-head dams 801(4)

E.F.R. Bollaert

A.J. Schleiss

Estimation of rock mass deformation modulus from laboratory experiments in Karun dam 805(4)

M. Ghamgosar

A. Fahimifar

V. Rasouli

Index properties of ophiolitic rocks at the Yakakayi dam site, Eskisehir, Turkey 809(4)

E.A. Ozsoy

G. Yilmaz

H. Arman

F. Goktepe

General method for estimating the active and passive earth pressures on retaining walls assuming different strength criteria 813(4)

A. Serrano

A. Perucho

M. Conde

5.4 Other topics 817(44)

Numerical approach for rock splitting with electric discharge impulse crushing method 819(4)

D. Fukuda

Y. Mizutani

K. Kaneko

K. Sasaki

H. Kitajima

S. Kubota

T. Saburi

Y. Ogata

Field and laboratory studies on performance of chain saw machines 823(4)

H. Copur

C. Balci

D. Tumac

N. Bilgin

E. Avunduk

Performance assessment of water jet cutting for Italian granite 827(4)

Y. Ozcelik

M. Gursel

R. Ciccu

G. Costa

A. Bortolussi

Importance of geological and geotechnical properties of Kandira stone in civil engineering applications 831(4)

H. Arman

S. Ramazanoglu

F. Goktepe

E.A. Ozsoy

G. Yilmaz

Analysis of the parameters affecting the slip angle of surface-processed natural stones 835(6)

A. Sariisik

G. Sariisik

Influence of extraction methods on the raw material physicomechanical properties of fillers 841(4)

J. Shommet

Representing rock engineering system to analyse sand production in perforation tunnels 845(4)

A. Younessi

V. Rasouli

Field measurement and evaluation of thermal characteristics of the ground and the boundary for the utilization of cold source within the ground 849(4)

H. Chikahisa

T. Taguchi

N. Fujii

M. Wada

S. Kawamura

Mechanism and modeling of seismic events induced by reservoir stimulation in an Enhanced Geothermal System 853(4)

M.Z. Hou

L. Zhou

Collaborative projects between two USA-France national subsurface laboratories to improve imaging of fractured-porous rocks properties and coupled THMCB processes 857(4)

J.S.Y. Wang

Y. Guglielmi

S. Gaffet
Author index 861