Toward disaster management in rock engineering: Automated machine learning paradigm for predicting the uniaxial compressive strength of rock materials
Available online 28 November 2025
The uniaxial compressive strength (UCS) of rocks is a crucial indicator for evaluating the bearing capacity of geological structures in rock engineering, and it holds significant implications for disaster...
Monitoring of surface subsidence disasters and evolution laws caused by multiple mining activities in coal mines based on SBAS-InSAR
Available online 26 November 2025
In underground coal mining, surface subsidence disasters are likely to be induced. Especially, under the condition of multi-seam mining, the movement characteristics of the overlying strata are more...
Micromechanics-based evaluation of strain rate effect on direct tensile failure in brittle rocks during dynamic geohazards
Available online 26 November 2025
Brittle rocks exhibit significantly lower dynamic direct tensile strength compared to their compressive strength, and the tensile strength is relatively difficult to be quantitatively measured through...
Leveraging remote sensing data with AHP and geospatial analysis for landslide susceptibility hotspot assessment in Bandarban of Bangladesh
Available online 26 November 2025
In the 21st century, climate change has exacerbated global instability, leading to a rise in landslide occurrences. In Bangladesh, mountainous areas such as Bandarban experience significant landslides...
Pseudo-prospective and prospective rock failure along with rockburst prediction based on acoustic emission
Available online 26 November 2025
Rock burst is a serious threat to mine safety production, and its prediction is of great significance to effectively prevent and control the dynamic disaster of rock burst. Therefore, this paper used...
Grouting optimization for tunnel water-inrush disaster mitigation in jointed rock masses using discrete fracture network modeling
Available online 25 November 2025
Groundwater flow in fractured rock masses, governed by discrete fracture networks (DFNs), critically impacts tunnel engineering safety. This study addresses water-inrush disasters by proposing a DFN-based...
Rockburst failure time prediction based on a fuzzy comprehensive evaluation method using the acoustic emission
September 2025
Rockbursts have become one of the most serious disasters in underground engineering around the world, which seriously threaten the construction safety of underground engineering. The effective prediction...
Near-field ground motion intensity parameters of the major February 06, 2023, Türkey Kahramanmaraş earthquake sequences
September 2025
Türkey is located in a seismically active region where the Anatolia, Africa, and Arabia tectonic plates converge. The high seismic hazard causes the region to be repeatedly struck by major earthquakes....
Ground collapse: effect of building position on tunnelling-induced soil movements
September 2025
The mechanisms of tunnelling-induced ground movements are important for risk assessments of tunnelling beneath masonry buildings with shallow foundations, including ground collapse disasters. This paper...
Complex analysis of GPR signals to control contact zone of concrete lining and rock mass
September 2025
Nondestructive sensing technologies are essential for assessing the condition and structural integrity of concrete linings and their surrounding rock. This study utilized ground-penetrating radar (GPR...
Damage evolution and failure warning in early-age flexible-formwork concrete for underground support
September 2025
The evolution law of mechanical properties and damage characteristics of early-age flexible formwork filling concrete have a decisive influence on the stability control of surrounding rock of large...
Size effect of temperature field in large tunnel subjected to freeze-thaw disasters
September 2025
The change in size (transverse section and longitudinal length) of a tunnel will result in variation in the temporal and spatial distribution characteristics of the tunnel temperature field, particularly...
Geotechnical and Geophysical Studies for the Cause of Landslide in Lesalso, Laelay Maichew Wereda, Northern Ethiopia
Available online 28 August 2025
The northern highlands of Ethiopia often experience slope failures triggered by rainfall. Landslides are common in Lesalso, Laelay Maichew Wereda, northern Ethiopia, causing destruction to homes, crops,...
Investigation of the partition failure process and energy evolution in coal-rock composite structure under free surface unloading
June 2025
Unloading failure of the coal-rock (CR) system is the key factor leading to rock burst disaster. Therefore, it is very important to explore the failure mechanism of the CR system by laboratory test....
Kinetic characterisation of sandstone exposed to high temperature-water cooling cycle treatments under the impact loading: from the perspective of geohazard
June 2025
Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) improve geothermal energy extraction but can rapidly cool high-temperature rocks, leading to internal fractures that weaken mechanical properties and pose risks such...
Hydration-induced fractures in shale with silt layers: A perspective on slope stability
June 2025
This study investigates the phenomenon of slope failure in shale, particularly in the context of heavy rainfall events. Despite the critical role that water plays in influencing the stability of shale...
Macro-micro investigation of catastrophic damage and durability degradation in anchorage structures under corrosion
June 2025
To thoroughly investigate the damage evolution of anchorage structures under corrosive conditions, laboratory simulations of corrosive environments were conducted, including corrosion tests and mechanical...
Difference of “whole-process and stages” response law of energy evolution regulated by high energy storage rock modification
June 2025
Aiming at the technical problems of regional rock burst control and disaster reduction, the indoor comparative tests of three kinds of variables are designed, involving water content, borehole diameter...
Application of the analytical hierarchy process (AHP) for flood susceptibility mapping using GIS techniques in lower reach of Keleghai River Basin, West Bengal, India
June 2025
Flooding is one of the most devastating quasi-natural hazards in Southeast Asian monsoon region. The recent study aims to define the flood risk zones (FRZ) by using the multi criteria evaluation (MCE)...
Instability prevention and control of waste dump slopes with different consolidation degrees under the influence of rainfall
March 2025
The stability and management of waste dump slopes are pivotal research topics in geotechnical engineering and have long posed central challenges in coal mine ecological restoration. Controlling the...
Indirect hazard evaluation by the prediction of backbreak distance in the open pit mine using support vector regression and chicken swarm optimization
March 2025
Backbreak is one of the undesirable phenomena in open-pit mines and causes several adverse hazards, such as lanslide, rock falling off and bench instability. Backbreak is influenced by many factors,...
Investigation on the damage accumulation mechanisms of landslides in earthquake-prone area: Role of loading-unloading cycles
March 2025
Investigating rock damage behavior is crucial for understanding the formation mechanisms of fractured slopes in earthquake-prone areas. However, the current understanding of the nonlinear damage processes...
Induced mechanism of tunnel rockbursts based on dynamic buckling of rock plates
March 2025
Rockburst, characterized by a sudden and violent rock failure resulting in the expulsion of rock from its surroundings, poses a significant threat to the safety of tunnel excavation operations, often...
Development of geomechanics of highly compressed rocks and rock masses in Russia
March 2025
A brief overview of the basic principles of geomechanics of highly compressed rocks and masses is presented. The historical path of formation of this new scientific branch of the classical geomechanics...
Assessment of ultra-high tensile-strength polyurea for underground roof fall support: Insights from work of adhesion
March 2025
Underground mining often faces the threat of roof fall disaster. As a new type of supporting technology, thin spray-on liner (TSL) has gained an increasing attention in underground mining due to its...