Failure Characteristics of Deep Rocks

Dear Colleagues,

The design and construction of underground engineering, such as mines, tunnels, hydropower stations and nuclear waste repositories, have been surging in scale and quantity over the past few decades, and it is believed that this trend will continue into the future. These large-scale engineering projects are closely related to rock materials and rock mechanics. When rock engineering enters increasingly deep exploitation, two critical scientific problems pose a serious threat to people's life and property: the construction efficiency of projects and the ecological environment. For one thing, geological disasters, including rockbursts, landslides and slabbing, frequently occur during the construction and operation of rock projects as geostress becomes higher. Scientists have managed to prevent the instability and breakage of surrounding rock. Additionally, researchers and workers hope to efficiently break hard rock in the excavation process. Therefore, the investigation and better understanding of the mechanical and fracture behaviors of deep rocks is of key importance in the scientific design and safe operation of deep rock engineering. This Special Issue is dedicated as a specific platform for all rock failure research. This topical section can serve as the missing link between applied and fundamental research journals. Therefore, “Failure Characteristics of Deep Rock” is dedicated to, and thus welcomes, all rock-based scientific research in order to deepen the understanding of deep rock hazards. Authors are therefore invited to submit their relevant research contributions to this Special Issue.

Dr. Zhenyu Han
Prof. Dr. Diyuan Li
Dr. Xin Cai
Guest Editors

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