Kikuo Matsui

Combined effects of increasing temperature and confining pressure on the fracture toughness of clay bearing rocks

Takahiro Funatsu, Makoto Seto, Hideki Shimada et al. · International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences · 2004 · 226 citations

Engineering, Materials Engineering, Materials Science +15

Effects of temperature and confining pressure on mixed-mode (I–II) and mode II fracture toughness of Kimachi sandstone

Takahiro Funatsu, Mahinda Kuruppu, Kikuo Matsui · International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences · 2014 · 150 citations

Engineering, Geology, Materials Engineering +16

Estimation of dynamic tensile strength of sandstone

Shiro Kubota, Yuji Ogata, Yuji Wada et al. · International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences · 2007 · 87 citations

Engineering, Civil Engineering, Geology +12

Evaluation of Mode I Fracture Toughness Assisted by the Numerical Determination of K-Resistance

Takahiro Funatsu, Norikazu Shimizu, Mahinda Kuruppu et al. · Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering · 2014 · 83 citations · Full text

Engineering, Civil Engineering, Materials Science +17

Evolution and effect of the stress concentration and rock failure in the deep multi-seam coal mining

Mingwei Zhang, Hideki Shimada, Takashi Sasaoka et al. · Environmental Earth Sciences · 2013 · 83 citations

Engineering, Geology, Mining Engineering +14