Advances in Discontinuous Structure and Fractured Mechanical Behaviors of Rock Materials

Dear Colleagues,

The discontinuous features of rock materials, including pores, fractures, joints, and faults, significantly influence their physical and mechanical properties. Their coupled effects on the deformation, damage, fracture, and failure of underground rocks have profound implications. Consequently, obtaining a comprehensive understanding and characterization of the intricate non-continuous structures and fractured mechanical behaviors of rocks would provide a solid theoretical foundation and innovative practical approaches for underground engineering in fields such as petroleum, geology, mining, metallurgy, and civil and hydraulic engineering.

We encourage researchers to publish their latest research findings and review articles in the field of rock materials in this Special Issue. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

• The characterization of the discontinuous structure of rock materials;
• Fractured mechanical behaviors of rock materials;
• Constitutive engineering of discontinuous rocks;
• Fluid mechanics in porous media and multi-phase flow;
• Fracture propagation behaviors of rocks.

Prof. Dr. Yongming Yang
Dr. Peng Liu
Dr. Zhangyu Ren
Guest Editors

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• rock materials
• discontinuous structure
• fracture mechanics
• fluid mechanics
• porous media
• rock deformation
• energy engineering