| 1 | A Review of Dynamic Experimental Techniques and Mechanical Behaviour of Rock Materials | Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering | 2013 | 968 |
| 2 | ISRM-Suggested Method for Determining the Mode I Static Fracture Toughness Using Semi-Circular Bend Specimen | Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering | 2013 | 658 |
| 3 | Crack Coalescence in Molded Gypsum and Carrara Marble: Part 1. Macroscopic Observations and Interpretation | Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering | 2008 | 581 |
| 4 | The Brazilian Disc Test for Rock Mechanics Applications: Review and New Insights | Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering | 2012 | 535 |
| 5 | Characterizing rock joint geometry with joint system models | Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering | 1988 | 493 |
| 6 | Some Fundamental Issues in Dynamic Compression and Tension Tests of Rocks Using Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar | Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering | 2010 | 419 |
| 7 | Dynamic Characteristics of Granite Subjected to Intermediate Loading Rate | Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering | 2004 | 400 |
| 8 | Effects of Acoustic Emission and Energy Evolution of Rock Specimens Under the Uniaxial Cyclic Loading and Unloading Compression | Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering | 2016 | 388 |
| 9 | Cyclic and Fatigue Behaviour of Rock Materials: Review, Interpretation and Research Perspectives | Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering | 2017 | 359 |
| 10 | Micromechanical Model for Simulating the Fracture Process of Rock | Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering | 2003 | 353 |
| 11 | Detection of Cracking Levels in Brittle Rocks by Parametric Analysis of the Acoustic Emission Signals | Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering | 2015 | 335 |
| 12 | Case Histories of Four Extremely Intense Rockbursts in Deep Tunnels | Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering | 2012 | 333 |
| 13 | Crack Initiation, Propagation and Coalescence in Rock-Like Material Containing Two Flaws: a Numerical Study Based on Bonded-Particle Model Approach | Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering | 2012 | 333 |
| 14 | Study on the Mechanical Properties and Mechanical Response of Coal Mining at 1000 m or Deeper | Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering | 2018 | 328 |
| 15 | Evaluation of Methods for Determining Crack Initiation in Compression Tests on Low-Porosity Rocks | Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering | 2012 | 317 |
| 16 | Effects of Grain Size on the Initiation and Propagation Thresholds of Stress-induced Brittle Fractures | Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering | 1999 | 309 |
| 17 | An Experimental Study of Crack Coalescence Behaviour in Rock-Like Materials Containing Multiple Flaws Under Uniaxial Compression | Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering | 2013 | 305 |
| 18 | Numerical Simulation of Crack Growth and Coalescence in Rock-Like Materials Containing Multiple Pre-existing Flaws | Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering | 2014 | 298 |
| 19 | Energy Dissipation and Release During Coal Failure Under Conventional Triaxial Compression | Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering | 2014 | 296 |
| 20 | A Microseismic Method for Dynamic Warning of Rockburst Development Processes in Tunnels | Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering | 2014 | 293 |
| 21 | Quantitative Parameters for Rock Joint Surface Roughness | Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering | 2000 | 290 |
| 22 | Improved Longitudinal Displacement Profiles for Convergence Confinement Analysis of Deep Tunnels | Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering | 2009 | 277 |
| 23 | Crack Coalescence in Molded Gypsum and Carrara Marble: Part 2—Microscopic Observations and Interpretation | Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering | 2008 | 272 |
| 24 | Dynamic Response and Energy Evolution of Sandstone Under Coupled Static–Dynamic Compression: Insights from Experimental Study into Deep Rock Engineering Applications | Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering | 2019 | 272 |
| 25 | Experimental Study of Slabbing and Rockburst Induced by True-Triaxial Unloading and Local Dynamic Disturbance | Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering | 2016 | 270 |
| 26 | ISRM Suggested Method for Laboratory Determination of the Shear Strength of Rock Joints: Revised Version | Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering | 2013 | 258 |
| 27 | A Comparative Evaluation of Stress–Strain and Acoustic Emission Methods for Quantitative Damage Assessments of Brittle Rock | Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering | 2014 | 257 |
| 28 | Cracking and Stress–Strain Behavior of Rock-Like Material Containing Two Flaws Under Uniaxial Compression | Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering | 2016 | 256 |
| 29 | Experimental Investigation on the Fatigue Mechanical Properties of Intermittently Jointed Rock Models Under Cyclic Uniaxial Compression with Different Loading Parameters | Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering | 2017 | 255 |
| 30 | Manuel Rocha Medal Recipient Rock Fracture and Collapse Under Low Confinement Conditions | Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering | 2003 | 252 |
| 31 | Influence of Water Content on Mechanical Properties of Rock in Both Saturation and Drying Processes | Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering | 2016 | 249 |
| 32 | Grain-Based Discrete Element Method (GB-DEM) Modelling of Multi-scale Fracturing in Rocks Under Dynamic Loading | Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering | 2018 | 249 |
| 33 | Numerical Modeling of Hydraulic Fractures Interaction in Complex Naturally Fractured Formations | Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering | 2013 | 245 |
| 34 | Mechanical Behavior of Brittle Rock-Like Specimens with Pre-existing Fissures Under Uniaxial Loading: Experimental Studies and Particle Mechanics Approach | Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering | 2015 | 245 |
| 35 | Acoustic Emission Characteristics of Red Sandstone Specimens Under Uniaxial Cyclic Loading and Unloading Compression | Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering | 2018 | 245 |
| 36 | Effect of Model Scale and Particle Size Distribution on PFC3D Simulation Results | Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering | 2013 | 244 |
| 37 | Practical Estimates of Tensile Strength and Hoek–Brown Strength Parameter m i of Brittle Rocks | Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering | 2009 | 243 |
| 38 | A hierarchical analysis for rock engineering using artificial neural networks | Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering | 1997 | 242 |
| 39 | Limits on strength and deformation properties of jointed basaltic rock masses | Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering | 1995 | 241 |
| 40 | Influence of Unloading Rate on the Strainburst Characteristics of Beishan Granite Under True-Triaxial Unloading Conditions | Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering | 2013 | 240 |
| 41 | Deep Mining: A Rock Engineering Challenge | Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering | 2019 | 240 |
| 42 | Investigation on the Linear Energy Storage and Dissipation Laws of Rock Materials Under Uniaxial Compression | Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering | 2019 | 232 |
| 43 | A Study of Three Intrinsic Problems of the Classic Discrete Element Method Using Flat-Joint Model | Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering | 2015 | 229 |
| 44 | Investigating Hydraulic Fracturing Complexity in Naturally Fractured Rock Masses Using Fully Coupled Multiscale Numerical Modeling | Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering | 2019 | 227 |
| 45 | Combined Finite-Discrete Element Method for Simulation of Hydraulic Fracturing | Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering | 2015 | 225 |
| 46 | Laboratory Investigation on Physical and Mechanical Properties of Granite After Heating and Water-Cooling Treatment | Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering | 2017 | 225 |
| 47 | A study of the mechanism of flexural toppling failure of rock slopes | Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering | 1997 | 223 |
| 48 | Experimental Investigation on the Strength, Deformability, Failure Behavior and Acoustic Emission Locations of Red Sandstone Under Triaxial Compression | Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering | 2012 | 223 |
| 49 | ISRM Suggested Method: Determining Deformation and Failure Characteristics of Rocks Subjected to True Triaxial Compression | Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering | 2019 | 221 |
| 50 | New Peak Shear Strength Criterion of Rock Joints Based on Quantified Surface Description | Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering | 2013 | 220 |