American Rock Mechanics Association
San Francisco 2008 Symposium












   

Topic Area Paper ID # Accepted Abstract Titles
Compaction, yielding, pore collapse, plasticity  100 Seawater in Chalk: An EOR and Compaction Fluid 
160 Plastic Compaction and Anisotropic Permeability Development in Weak Geomaterials 
192 Geomechanical modeling of subsidence and compaction in the M1 and Jintan gas fields, offshore Malaysia. 
205 Laboratory study of hydrothermal deformation in unconsolidated St Peter quartz sand 
221 Solids production in destructured chalk 
228 Gas Production controlled by Subsidence: Preserving nature in the Wadden Sea 
247 Production from high-compressibility rock: Laboratory deformation experiments and geomechanical modeling for reservoir surveillance and well planning 
290 Characterizing the permeability-porosity relationship during compactive cataclastic flow 
292 A qualitative comparison between discrete particle modeling and laboratory observations of compaction bands in porous rock 
Coupled processes, flow and transport  60 Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical Coupled Analysis on Underground Pilot LNG Cavern
  77 CO2/N2 Injection in Deep Coals and its Impact on Coal Permeability 
  87 Modelling Thermal Geomechanical Effects on Simulation Porosity 
  110 Coupled deformation and fluid flow modelling of simple fault systems and implications on hydrocarbon preservation potential 
  135 Behaviour and Impact of Dynamic Induced Fractures in Waterflooding and EOR 
  138 Coupled Analysis of Change in Fracture Permeability during the Cooling Phase of the Yucca Mountain Drift Scale Test 
  142 Effect of Rock Deformation on Multiphase Flow 
  161 Chemo-Poromechanical Finite Element Stress Analysis around a Wellbore in Shale 
  168 Multi-scale approach of the stress dependent anisotropic permeabilities of reservoir rocks. 
  182 Hydraulic and poroelastic properties of porous rocks and concrete materials 
  199 3D Analysis of Coupled Stress-Flow in Jointed Rock Masses Using Finite Element Method 
  210 Development of a shear-flow coupling test method for a natural rock joint 
  214 A New In-Situ Approach for Hydromechanical Characterization of Crustal-Scale Fractures: The "High-Pulse Poroelasticity Protocol" (HPPP) 
  239 Transient Land Subsidence and Stress Distribution over Depleting Reservoirs: Geertsma’s Problem Revisited 
  242 Laboratory Poromechanics Simulation and Modeling of Transversely Isotropic Hollow Cylinders 
  245 Fully-Coupled Partitioned Solution of Fluid Flow Behavior in Porous Media Based on the Biot’s Theory 
  250 Estimation of ground stability in considering groundwater and air bubbles using multiphase simulator 
  253 Fracture Aperture Change in Response to Reactive Transport of Silica and Porothermoelastic Effects 
  254 Chemically and Mechanically mediated Influences on the Transport and Mechanical Characteristics of Rock Fractures 
  331 Coupled geochemical alteration and geomechanical deformation of discrete variable aperture fractures 
  366 Coupled Analysis of Progressive Degradation, Rubble Accumulation, and Heat Flow for an Underground Opening Used for Nuclear Waste Disposal 
  375 Hydro-Mechanical-Thermal Simulation of a Fractured Reservoir. 
  381 A parallel finite element scheme for thermo-hydro-mechanical (THM) coupled problems in porous media 
Fracture mechanics and fracture propagation  20 Effect of thermal loading on mode I & II fracture toughness 
  23 Nucleation and growth of anti-wing crack from tips of strike-slip flaw 
  24 Numerical investigation on crack growth from surface flaw under uniaxial compression 
  55 Experimental study of subcritical crack growth under mode I, mode II and mode III loading 
  56 Size effect on subcritical crack growth and fracture characteristics in Flagstaff sandstone 
  67 Laboratory Hydraulic Fracturing Tests on Small Homogeneous and Laminated Blocks 
  96 Natural fractures in shales: effects on hydraulic fracture propagation in shale gas reservoirs 
  111 Simulation of fracturing and mechanical damage in rocks 
  132 Theoretical and numerical studies on bowing effect of marble facades 
  134 Numerical Modeling of Fracturing in a Rock Model Material with Pre-existing Flaws 
  145 Towards systematic predictability of fracture network statistics in geological materials 
  162 Crack Coalescence Tests on Granite 
  166 Using centrally cracked ring specimen for investigating mixed mode fracture toughness of rocks 
  184 Real Time Tilt-Based Observations of Hydraulic Fracture Re-Orientation and Segmentation. 
  185 Modeling Crack Propagation under Poro- and Thermoelastic Loads 
  189 Modeling Arbitrary Fracture Propagation with Enriched Manifold Method 
  203 A Coupled Stress and Energy Criterion for Natural and Artificial Triggering of Dry SNOSnow Slab Avalanches
  252 Analysis of Failure Potential around a Hydraulic Fracture in Jointed Rock 
  267 A comparison of numerical and experimental results of hydraulic fracture growth into a zone of lower confinement 
  269 Experimental and theoretical study of mixed-mode I+III crack propagation and segmentation 
  278 Experiment of confined shear fracturing of saturated granite and numerical analysis by 2D hydro-mechanical coupled bonded-particle modeling 
  284 A method for determination of Mode II fracture toughness at elevated confining pressures 
  295 Impact of Fracture Development on Effective Permeability as determined by Geomechanical Modeling 
  320 Hydraulic Fracture Simulation Revisited 
  321 Observations of Hydraulic Fracture Initiation and Propagation in A Brittle Polymer
  327 Multi-fracture propagation modeling: Applications to hydraulic fracturing in shales and tight gas sands 
Fractured rock, discontinuities, rock masses  29 Exploring the ground subsidence in the brick-type rock using trap door test 
  33 An Attempt at 3D Visualisation of In Situ Rock Mass Structures
  35 An Approach to Geometrical Modelling of Slope Curves 
  52 Qomroud Long Tunnel Project in Iran: Rock Mass Characterization along the First 10 kilometers 
  73 Numerical simulation of mechanical layering in sedimentary rock masses: a new hybrid geoDFN-DDA approach 
  90 Comparison of Various Shear Failure Criteria Using the Results of Direct Shear Tests on Artificial Rough Surfaces 
  106 Improvement of fracture mapping efficiency by means of 3D laser scanning 
  143 Shear properties of linear non-persistent open joints 
  180 Modelling the Effects of Joints on Slope Behaviour with Finite Element Analysis 
  225 The Influence of Crack Roughness on the Compressive aabd Shear Strengths of Brittle Fissured Materials
  226 Rock joint characterization and simulation in underground marble quarry for geomechanical evaluations. 
  237 Endoscopic Method of Rock Mass Quality Evaluation - New Experiences
  249 Triangulation-Based 3D Laser Imaging for Underground Rock Mass Characterization: Impact of operational parameters 
  314 A Simple Model for the Variation of the Transmissivity of a Rock Fracture under Normal Stress 
  347 A beam element model for rock surface linings modeling in discontinuous rock analysis 
  353 Reproducibility in Rock Mass Classification for RMR and Q System 
  376 Empirical Design of Span Openings in Weak Rock based upon Support Type Employed. 
High- and low-temperature geomechanics  62 Characteristics of rock under cryogenic conditions for a underground LNG storage cavern 
  104 Numerical simulation of Ice-ring formation around an underground LNG storage cavern 
  151 Analysis of Injection-Induced Micro-Earthquakes in a Geothermal Steam Reservoir, Geysers Geothermal Field, California 
  163 A Three-Dimensional Poroelastic Model for Water Injection into a Geothermal Reservoir 
  186 Stress Distribution and Deformation around a Solidifying Magma Chamber with Reference to Coso Geothermal Field 
  212 Effect of Water-Saturation On Dynamic Properties of Granite Exposed to Low Temperature 
  263 Feasibility of Spallation Drilling in a High Pressure, High-Density, Aqueous Environment: Effects of Rock Type, Pore Pressure and Overburden Stress 
  285 Numerical modeling of thermal stress of layered rock mass under high temperature environment 
  334 High and Low Temperature Geomechanics in Unconventional and Geothermal Production Environments 
  387 Creep of Rocksalt at Low Temperatures 
In situ stress measurement, prediction, and modeling  92 Rock Stress Measurements in Pressure Tunnels of Seymareh Dam Project, Iran
  124 Three-dimensional unit stress tensor modeling of complex orebody geometry 
  125 Overcoring in deep surface boreholes -- recent experiences and lessons for the future 
  141 Constraining the far-field in situ stress state near a deep South African gold mine 
  156 Exploring the possibility of mining stabilising pillars in South African gold mines. 
  157 Complete stress field determinations at the km scale and their interpretation 
  201 Hydraulic fracturing stress measurements in a headrace tunnel and proposed DUSEL validation 
  229 Borehole Triple Breakouts – Fiction or a Reality in Nature? 
  243 Investigating the contemporary kinematics and the 3D state of stress of the Upper Rhine Graben (Germany) using 3D finite element modeling 
  244 Recent faulting in the Upper Rhine Graben (Germany): a 3D finite element approach to predict fault reactivation 
  270 In-situ stress modeling of a salt-based gravity driven thrust belt in a passive margins setting using physical and numerical modeling. 
  274 Evolution of a 2D distinct element model for predicting stress in the Cooper-Eromanga Basins, Australia 
  283 Anisotropic Constitutive Moduli for Numerical Stress Modeling - Up and Down Scaling of Layered Materials 
  294 Development of a new hydrofracturing method for deep stress measurements, BABHY 
  296 Constraining In Situ Stress Magnitudes in Weak Clastic Reservoirs 
  310 Experiences from estimation of in-situ stress for a nuclear waste disposal in Sweden 
  332 Development of borehole tangential deformation gage and its application for determining the stress in rock 
  371 Structural and strength limitations on in situ rock stress in Earth’s crust 
Lab and in situ testing, characterization, upscaling  25 Experimental study on the permeability of soft rock during the triaxial shear process 
  30 Ground Chharacterization to Manage Geotechnical Construction Risks -- The New Irvington Tunnel Project 
  37 Insights into borehole deformation and relationship between wellbore induced stresses, breakouts, and in-situ stresses 
  38 Determination of Extra Large Flat Jack coefficient for in-situ rock mass testing 
  46 Geotechnical Investigation and Characterization of Waste Rock Dumps for a Gold Mine in Californ 
  49 Geotechnical Properties of Soluble Rocks from Iran 
  89 Determination of Deformability Mudulus of the Rock Mass in Khersan-3 Damsite in Iran 
  117 Volumetric expansion ratio of rock mass affected on surface subsidence in abandoned mine area 
  120 Perspectives on laboratory rock testing procedures 
  126 Back-analysis of elastic properties of the ground using data obtained from a large-scale plate load test 
  131 Estimating the Unconfined Compressive Strength of Vesicular Basalts via Bulk Specific Gravity of the Rock Sample 
  144 Behavior of Mechanical Anisotropic Specimens under Triaxial Testing 
  152 Up-scaling of Rock Mechanical and Petrophysical Properties from Grain Scale to Log Scale by Point-Load and Wedge Indentation Tests 
  155 A rapid method for real-time evaluation of formation strength 
  158 Shaped-core uniaxial compression test for studying borehole breakout in rocks 
  178 Grindability assessment using rock mass modelling: A case study at the Troilus mine in Canada 
  187 Characterization of Discontinuities using 3-D Laser scanner 
  188 Experimental Study on Deformation Behavior of Rocks Under Uniaxial Compression and Direct Tension
  197 Development of an automated triaxial system for thermo-hydro-mechanical testing of rocks 
  207 Engineering properties of Siltstone and Basalt Australia 
  218 Characterization of cavities in marble from automatic monitoring of hydraulic rotary drilling in ground investigation 
  219 A Case Study of Drilling Parameters from Two Adjacent Holes with Two Drills 
  223 The Effects Of Muscovite On The Dissolution Of Stressed Calcite – High Resolution Strain Measurements And Interface Observations 
  224 Investigation of geomechanical properties of Asmari Formation, Zagros region, southwest Iran 
  227 The shale puncher - a compact tool for fast testing of small shale samples 
  234 Estimation of deformability modulus of Asmary formation rock mass, by dilatometery tests results of some dams of zagros region, southwest Iran 
  276 Unconfined Compressive Strength Prediction Using Schmidt Rebound Hammer Values 
  300 Image Analysis Of Shear Banding 
  318 Stress Field Interactions Caused by Spherical Macropores: Numerical Models & Experimental Validation of Effects on Engineering Behavior 
  354 Failure Mechanism Following peak strength of carboniferous-permian soft rock 
Melange, mixed materials and chaotic rocks  51 The Mechanical Behavior of Resembled Bimrock for Modeling Colluvial Materials 
  222 Tunneling in Complex Ground Conditions – A comparison between observed conditions and predicted behaviours utilizing the Geological Strength Index 
  233 Block Size Distribution and Scale Relationships of the “Shaly-Limestone Chaotic Comple “ (Tuscany, IT)
  266 Evolution of landsliding in Franciscan Mélange, Cloverdale, California; constraints on landslide mitigation along highway corridors. 
  311 In-situ Permeability Values for Franciscan Complex Mélange in Millbrae, California 
  316 Engineering Geological Chaos: Reflections on Bimrocks (Melanges, Mixed Materials and Other Chaotic Rocks) 
  328 Design and Construction of a Reservoir Outlet Tunnel in Franciscan Melange 
  357 Overcoming the engineer's misunderstanding of the Franciscan Complex: Integrating geologic research with rock engineering needs 
New applications for risk assessment in rock mechanics  206 The application of displacement and damage based stability criteria in mining using the point estimate method 
  231 A Risk Evaluation Approach for Pit Slope Design 
  251 Reliability Estimation of Rock Slopes 
  279 A Quantitative Risk Assessment Framework for Rock Slides 
  282 Logistic Regression Improvements to the Scaled Span Method for Dimensioning Surface Crown Pillars Over Civil and Mining Openings
  303 A Coal Mine Roof Fall Risk Hazard Index for Longwall Development Entries 
  305 Risk Assessment in Strategic and Tactical Geomechanical Underground Mine Design
  367 Use of magnetic anisotropy sensor for estimation of axial force in PS-anchors used for large underground cavern 
  370 Managing Risk in Underground Construction 
Numerical/analytic/constitutive modeling of rock processes  39 A numerical investigation of the effect of rock mass discontinuity on rock pillar failure mechanism 
  47 A New Membrane Boundary for DEM Modeling of Triaxial Tests on Rock 
  50 Validation of general single rock block stability analysis (BS3D) 
  57 Modelling Jointed Rocks Using Continuum and Discrete-Continuum Approaches
  58 New flowchart for rock mechanics modeling based on information granulation theory 
  65 A new method to estimate paleoseismic PGA using dynamic numerical back-analysis of keystone displacements in historic masonry structures 
  74 Analytical failure criterium for kink zone instability 
  76 The influence of structure and mechanical properties of elements of jointed rock mass on its deformation under compression 
  79 Simulation of Seismicity Accompanying Hydraulic Fracture Propagation 
  82 Integrating porosity as an explicit strength parameter for rocks and other geomaterials 
  84 Evaluation of three-dimensional Hoek-Brown strength criteria 
  94 Influence of Modelled Joints and Equivalent Continuum Strength on the Calculation of Factor of Safety using the Shear Strength Reduction Method 
  108 Recent applications of discontinuous deformation analysis and manifold method 
  113 Numerical Modeling of Compaction and Shear Localization in Geomaterials 
  118 Stability Analysis of Foundation on Jointed and Layered Rock Mass based on Non Linear FEM simulation 
  121 Multi-scale non-linear numerical analysis of mining induced deformation 
  133 Micromechanical models of the strength of a sandstone 
  137 Applicability of Drucker-Prager Failure Criterion 
  139 A Numerical Model for Analysis of Geomechanical Performance of Hydrate-Bearing Sediments 
  147 A Consistent Engineering Approach to Tunnel Design
  153 Controlling the trajectory of a prismatic sliding body through the variable assignment of shear interface friction angles 
  164 Stability Analysis of Rock Surface Spillway Using a Partition of Unity Method 
  191 Investigation of the stress-dependence of static and dynamic moduli of weak sandstones using a discrete element method 
  241 Point load solutions for an inclined transversely isotropic rock 
  339 Tunnel stability analysis using a method combining Block Theory and 3D DDA 
  349 Development of Three-Dimensional Discontinuous Deformation ‎Analysis (3-D DDA) with 2nd Order Displacement Function 
Remote sensing, monitoring, seismicity  26 Using image mosaic technology for tunnel inspection 
  31 Automatic displacement monitoring data interpretation – the next step towards an expert system for tunneling 
  78 Numerical Simulation of Acoustic Emission in Large-scale Underground Excavations 
  93 Numerical Study of Fault Effects on Seismic Stability of Large Underground Caverns 
  97 Gudelines for Development of Re-Entry Protocols in Seismically Active Mines
  101 Observation of the Spatial and Temporal Changes of Microseismic Source Parameters and Locations, Used to Identify the State of the Rock Mass 
  109 Application of Satellite Remote Sensing for Estimation of Groundwater in the Dunhuang Area 
  123 Void Detection Based on Seismic and Radar Technologies 
  136 Coupled Reservoir-Geomechanical Analysis of CO2 Injection at In Salah, Algeria 
  170 Induced seismicity risk in Irani oil and gas fields 
  175 Case Study: Ground Monitoring and Data Analysis around the 5400 to 5600 Feet Level Subsidence Hole 
  179 Microseismic Monitoring of Longwall Strata to Provide Real Time Instability Indications to Mine Management at Rajendra Coalmine in India 
  190 Application of seismic information in the mining design of the Kloof main shaft pillar 
  232 Petroleum Geomechanics-Based Time-Lapse Seismic Attributes Estimation in Thermal Recovery Processes 
  280 A microseismic trial at Lihir open-cut gold mine for the investigation of potentially explosive geothermal areas 
  281 Microseismic monitoring of burn front in an underground coal gasification experiement at Zhong-Liang-Shan Mine in China 
  297 Microseismicity associated with capable rocks to rockbust
  299 Local earthquake tomography for imaging mining-induced changes within the overburden above a longwall mine 
  307 Automatic slope monitoring and identification of potential rockfall using three-dimensional digital imaging 
  313 Using Acoustic Emissions to Evaluate Enhanced Permeability in Tight Formations for CO2 Sequestration
  322 Surveillance and Diagnostics of Permanent Bottomhole Gauge Data Coupled With Geomechanical Modeling to Identify Sources of Formation Damage 
  326 Application of mining-induced microseismic hazard maps 
  335 Monitoring Steam Injection Deformation Using Microseismicity and Tiltmeters 
  338 A comparison of photogrammetry and laser scanning for the purpose of automated rock mass characterization 
  344 Joint Inversion of Downhole Tiltmeter and Microseismic Data and its Application to Hydraulic Fracture Mapping in Tight Gas Sand Formation 
  358 Microseismic Monitoring of a Large Man-induced Salt Cavern Collapse at Ocnele Mari, Romania 
  359 Application of Double Difference Algorithm in Relocating Mine Seismicity - Case of Chuquicamata Mine, Chile 
  361 Microseismic monitoring in the risk management strategy related to post-mining ground failures 
  374 Developing a Mine Seismicity Monitoring Strategy 
  384 Estimation of caving front position using micro-seismic data 
  386 Management of high stress and seismicity at CVRD Inco’s Creighton mine 
Rock excavation and breakage, dynamic loading  54 Assessment of Blast Performance Based on Energy Distribution 
  66 Numerical modeling of consumption energy and fracture behavior of spherical rocks in a jaw crusher 
  75 Question to the Stress Wave Theory on the Explanation of Percussive Rock Drilling Mechanism 
  119 Controlled Blasting in Sensitive and Hilly Terrain – A case study at Durtlang-Leitan Road Construction Project of Mizoram, India 
  230 Prediction of directional changes in well drilling based on formation rock strength 
  342 Modeling Rock and Drill Cutter Behavior 
Rock physics and geophysics  105 Rock physics modeling of soft sedimentary to hard crystalline rocks for rock engineering applications 
  154 Theoretical Modeling of Elastic Moduli of Composites and Rocks Data and Models
  159 Shear stress monitoring on a rough fracture using seismic wave scattering 
  215 Determination of Rock Physic model for Fahliyan Formation in two oil wells of south west of Iran 
  260 Acoustic Estimation of Pore Fluid Pressure 
  268 Granular Dynamics simulations of elastic and fabric properties of unconsolidated grain packs 
  272 Derivation of anisotropy parameters in a shale using borehole sonic data 
  287 Experimental Investigation on Applicability of A New Fiber-Optic Doppler Sensor to Monitor Acoustic Emission of Rock Fracture
  291 Strain Sensitivity of Wave Velocities in Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks 
  302 Shear Localisation and Compaction Bands: Source Mechanisms of Acoustic Emissions from Moment Tensor Inversion 
  329 Laboratory observation of CO2 phase transition induced seismic velocity change 
  330 Effects of the Sub-porosity on Wave Propagation Across a Fracture 
Salt and creeping materials  41 Analyzing Geomechanical Effects while Drilling Salt Wells through Numerical Modeling 
  130 Creep in unconsolidated shale and its implication on rock physical properties 
  176 Computational Modelling of the Rate Dependent Deformation and Liquefaction of Chalk 
  246 Modeling of the Creep Mechanical Behavior of Salt Rocks Using Artificial Neural Networks
  273 Study on Physics Mechanical Property of Glauberite Salt Rock
  277 Correlation of Sonic Log Values to Strength in Salts 
  372 Advances in Researches of the Mechanical Behaviors of Deep Bedded Salt Rocks in China
  383 Salt Mechanics and Casing Deformation In Solution-Mined Gas Storage Operations 
Slope and open pit stability, foundations, dams  21 A case study of pile loading tests in poorly cemented rock 
  32 Geotechnical and Temporal Risk Assessment of a Large Slope Deformation 
  36 Back analysis of slope failure and comparison with rock classification result-a case study 
  40 Preliminary Abutment Stability Analysis for Tekeze Dam, Ethiopia 
  42 Application of The Block Theory For Rock Slope Stability Analysis at Highway Semenyih-Sg.Long (SSL), Selangor State in Malaysia. 
  43 Slope Stability Analysis for Plane Failure 
  63 Influence of geological structures on failure initiation, internal deformation and kinematics of rock slides 
  69 Back analysis of slope failure and comparison with rock classification result-a case study 
  71 Does shaft resistance of piles in rock correlate with RQD? 
  99 Parametric Three-Dimensional Simulations of Sispersion of Rockfall Trajectories
  114 Recent and Fossil (Ancient) Landslides in Mubis Area, with Special Reference to Jordan Road, Jordan. 
  140 Ground Support in strong fractured rock in Diavik open pit Mine 
  169 Movement monitoring as a tool for back analysis of slope stability-illustrated by a case study 
  213 Modification of SMR for simple users 
  317 Assessing Potential Rock Fall Impacts and Foundation Block Movement, Iron Canyon Fish Ladder, Upper Bidwell Park, Chico, California 
  333 Case Study of Axial Capacity of Cast in Drilled Hole Piles in Rock for Two Proposed Bridge Sites in California
  341 A new analytical method for analysis of flexural toppling failure in rock slopes and their stabilizations 
  350 Use of Innovative Numerical Modelling and Rock Mass Characterization Approaches for Design of Foundations within Weak Coralline Limestones
  363 Assessment of Large Landslide at G-Pit at Trapper Coal Mine, Craig, Colorado 
  385 Geotechnical and Geological Characterization of Foundation Blocks In the Right Abutment of East Canyon Dam with Photogrammetric Mapping Methods 
Stability/support of wellbores, tunnels and mines  27 Proposal of a practical guide of convergence measurement in Horonobe underground research laboratory 
  48 Engineering Geological Problems along the Qmoroud Long Tunnel in Iran 
  72 In situ measurements of pillar behavior in the Bushveld Platinum deposits of South Africa. 
  80 Inter-Panel Barrier Pillar Study in A Deep Utah Coal Mine
  81 Assessment of mine haulage drift stability using nonlinear analysis 
  83 Methods for calculating the stress state in backfilled stopes 
  85 Wellbore Strengthening: The effects of permeable case and well trajectory 
  88 Tunnel support strategy in seismic regions 
  98 Simulation analysis of sand production by DEM-LBM 
  103 Tunnelling Projects in difficult geological conditions in Korea 
  107 Analysis of Yielding Tunnel Support in Overstressed Rock 
  112 The reliability analysis and numerical analysis on brittle failure expected in over-stressed rock mass tunnel 
  127 Calculation of the shotcrete utilization for linings with integrated yielding elements 
  128 The Use of Glass as Pozzolan in Backfill Binder Recipes 
  129 Investigations of Backfill - Rock Mass Interface Failure Mechanisms 
  146 Design of Ductile Tunnel Linings
  148 Design of NATM Initial Support on the Caldecott 4th Bore 
  149 Design for Swelling Ground on the Caldecott 4th Bore 
  165 Estimating ore pass longevity in hard rock mines 
  172 The Effect of Different Mixing Techniques on the Strength Behaviour of Paste Backfill 
  173 Engineering Design of Backfill Systems in Adjacent Pillar Mining 
  177 Computational Modelling Damage Evolution and Sand Production in Weakly Cemented Sandstones 
  183 Dynamic Analysis of ALBORZ Tunnel (Tunnel of TEHRAN–NORTH Freeway) 
  194 Model test and numerical analysis on the stability of cavern complex for Shuangjiangkou Large Hydropower Station 
  195 Questions and comprehensive economic evaluation model for sand management 
  200 Avoiding Drilling Problems by Strengthening the Wellbore while Drilling 
  202 Numerical simulation analysis on a branching-out tunnel construction process using Flac3D 
  217 Rock type and hole failure pattern effects on sand production 
  238 Long-term stability study of open-hole completions in a producing hydrocarbon field 
  240 Stability and Support Issues in Constructing Large Span Caverns for Physics 
  248 Estimation of pillar strength in the presence of non-coal bands in coal seams 
  255 Application of Geomechanics Technology in Borehole Stability Reduces Well Construction Costs 
  257 Design of Cemented Rockfill Span for longhole stope 
  262 Evaluation of Screen Integrity in Screen Completions --- A Numerical Approach 
  265 Design and Stability Analysis of Transformer Cavern and the Compounding High Level Bus Bar System at Siyah Bishe Pumped Storage Power Plant Using 3- 
  293 Evaluation of the Mechanical Response of Oil Well Cements 
  306 Poroelastoplastic Analysis of Factors Controlling Sand Production From A Hemispherical Cavity 
  309 Pore Pressure and Chemical Stresses around a Borehole in a Shale Formation 
  315 First Caving and Periodic Weighting Phenomena at Longwall Faces and Potential Effects
  323 An Integrated Field Approach for Perforation Stability and Sand Control Evaluation 
  325 Study of wellbore stability due to drilling fluid / shale interactions 
  337 Evaluating the Effectiveness of Various Nozzle Designs for High Pressure Waterjet Scaling of Loose Rocks from Mine Openings 
  356 RST Software for Strata Control around Coal Face 
  360 Charaterising excavation-induced perturbations around a short tunnel in an overconsolidated clay shale 
  364 Modeling of Stability of Junctions in Multilateral Wells using Finite Element 
Uncertainty/stochastics/probability  95 Deep Water Exploration Well Pre-Drill DST Sanding Potential Prediction using Monte Carlo Simulations 
  209 Application of trend-kriging techniques to seismic velocities for pore pressure prediction and reservoir characterization in a deep-water basin 
  258 Reliability Based Bench Design for Large Scale Rock Slopes 
  259 Bayesian framework for the deformability modulus updating in an underground structure 
  275 Failure Probability Analysis of Rock Excavation Based on Block Theory 
  312 Modeling Uncertainty in the Permeability of Stress-Sensitive Fractures 
  340 Evaluation of Ĺknes rock slide hazard using event trees 
  343 Model uncertainty in calculations of block stability using Kinematic Limit Equilibrium and Discrete Fracture Network-Distinct Element Method approach 
Waste disposal, seal integrity, underground storage  28 Rock Mass Response During High Pressure Grouting 
  44 3D Numerical modelling of the Excavation Damaged Zone around underground openings designed for Radioactive Wastes Repositories 
  61 Three-dimensional Numerical Analysis for the Prediction of Mechanical Behavior of Korean Underground Research Laboratory 
  68 Effect of CO2 Injection on Mechanical Properties of Berea Sandstone 
  70 Seismically induced slip on rock fractures – expanded study with particular account of large earthquakes 
  116 Screening of leakage risk of cap rock seals related to CO2 storage 
  150 Numerical Simulation Evaluating the Structural Stability of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) in Bayou Choctaw Salt Dome, USA 
  193 Hydro-Mechanical Evolution of Damage Zones around a Microtunnel in a Claystone Formation of the Swiss Jura Mountains 
  211 Geomechanical Assessment of Eastern Williston Basin Formations for CO2 Sequestration 
  271 Direct Simulation of Fluid Driven Fracturing Events with Application to Carbon Sequestration 
  301 Rock mechanics issues in the Swedish nuclear waste programme 
  324 Effects of supercritical CO2 injection and storage in sedimentary rocks during sequestration 
  382 effect of gas production on nuclear waste repository stability 
Weak rocks, shales, granular materials  22 Characterization of terciary shales from offshore sedimentary brazilian basins 
  53 Geomechanical Properties of a Conglomerate from Iran 
  198 Shear Failure and Brittle to Ductile Transition in Shales from Seismic Velocity 
  204 The role of oversized particles on the shear strength and deformational behavior of rock pile material 
  208 Elastic, Geomechanical and Petrophysical Properties of Shales 
  236 Experimental work on unconsolidated sand: The effect of burial depth at time of deformation 
  256 Laboratory Characterization of Anisotropy and Fluid Effects on Shale Mechanical Properties Using Inclined Direct Shear Testing Device, IDSTD (TM) 
  261 Constitutive Modeling of Weakly Consolidated Sandstone and Unconsolidated Sand 
  286 Investigating the Shear Mechanics of Kuan-Miao Sandstone Using Undrained Ring Shear Test 
  304 Shale Triaxial Strength Alteration due to Brine Exposure