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Rock Mechanics

Rock Mechanics is the theoretical and applied science of the mechanical behavior of rocks and rock masses in response to the force fields of their physical environment.

37.9K

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37.9K

Theory of Propagation of Elastic Waves in a Fluid-Saturated Porous Solid. I. Low-Frequency Range

M. A. Biot · The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America · 1956 · 8.1K citations · Full text

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Abbreviations for names of rock-forming minerals

Donna L. Whitney, Bernard W. Evans · American Mineralogist · 2009 · 6K citations

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Fundamentals of rock mechanics

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences & Geomechanics Abstracts · 1974 · 4.9K citations

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A bonded-particle model for rock

D.O. Potyondy, Peter Cundall · International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences · 2004 · 4.9K citations

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Theory of Propagation of Elastic Waves in a Fluid-Saturated Porous Solid. II. Higher Frequency Range

M. A. Biot · The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America · 1956 · 4.3K citations · Full text

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Authors

58.8K

  1. JZ
    Jian Zhao

    Monash University, Australia

    142 publications · 14.8K citations

    71

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  2. XF
    Xia‐Ting Feng

    Institute of Rock and Soil Mechanics, China

    167 publications · 11.4K citations

    65

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  3. PR
    P.G. Ranjith

    Monash University, Australia

    188 publications · 13.8K citations

    64

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  4. FD
    Feng Dai

    Sichuan University, China

    109 publications · 10K citations

    64

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  5. SY
    Sheng‐Qi Yang

    China University of Mining and Technology, China

    151 publications · 12.2K citations

    62

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6K

  1. China University of Mining and Technology

    Xuzhou, China

    134 h-index

    8.7K publications

    391.9K citations

  2. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    118 h-index

    2.5K publications

    148K citations

  3. Central South University

    Changsha, China

    110 h-index

    3.4K publications

    187.6K citations

  4. Institute of Rock and Soil Mechanics

    Wuhan, China

    105 h-index

    2.3K publications

    122.8K citations

  5. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    96 h-index

    719 publications

    78.1K citations

  6. Monash University

    Melbourne, Australia

    94 h-index

    848 publications

    62.6K citations

  7. Chongqing University

    Chongqing, China

    92 h-index

    2.3K publications

    118.7K citations

  8. Sichuan University

    Chengdu, China

    90 h-index

    1.7K publications

    97.8K citations

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  1. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 1.1K publications · 160.1K citations

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  3. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering

    2K publications · 130.5K citations

    155

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  4. 142

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  5. Engineering Geology

    855 publications · 65.2K citations

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See also

Rock Mechanics

Core Methods

Failure Mechanisms

Material Properties

Applications

Modeling Approaches