International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences Volume 8
1971
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Pergamon Press
Oxford
London
New York
Paris
Editor-in-Chief
Dr A. ROBErtTS,D ¢ ~ of M ~ ~ t ~ Y ~Tdlool.of Mines. UniversRy of Nc~Ca~ P.;~m),~ a ~ ; U~S:A. Editorial Board Great Britain Professor H. J. KING, Mining Dept., University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham.
Dr C. F A W a I ~ ,
U.S.A. and Canada Professor S. BostmGV, Mininll Dept., Columbia University, New York, U.S.A.
Professor H. L. I-I~TM~, Dean, School of Engineering, Sacramento State College, Sacramento, C a l i f o ~ U;S.A.
Dr W. F. BRAC~, ~ t of ~ h and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Professor M. M Enginee~g, LCniversi~"of Alberta, Canada.
Professor G. B. CLARK, Mining Dept., Missouri School of Mines, Rolla, Missouri, U.S.A.
D r J . S. RINEHART,Department ~ Coamaerce, tsoast and Geodetic Survey, Boulder, ~lbradv, U.S.A.
Dr W. I. DUVALL,Mining Research Laboratories, U.S. Bureau of Mines, Denver, Colorado, U.S.A.
Professor F. T. M. WroTE, Department of Mining ~neering~ MeGi!I U~arsity, ~ n ~ 2,
Minnesota, U;$.A.
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Editorial Correspondents France: Hungary: India: Japan: South Afiica:
Professor J. MANDEL,Ecole Polyteehnique, 17 Rues Descartes, Paris (V0. Dr F. MAgros, Director, ~ Researehla,,stitate, Budapest lII, Mikoving Utea 2. Dr K, Sn~m~,Central Mining Research Station, Barwa Road, Dhanbad, Bihar. ~rrOf~sor Y....HI~t~tA.TStr, Department of Mining Engineering, Kyoto Un~rversity,Kyoto. r~. t.~oK, lvlmmg Kesearch Laboratory, Chai~a~er of Mines Of Soutlx ~ P.O. Box 61809, Marshalltown, Transvaal.
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CONTENTS Number 1 L. W. SAPERSTEINand N. C. OZGEN : Piping in the flow of granular material from rectangular bins
H. R. HARDY JR, R. STEFANKOand E. J. KI~aBLr:JR: An automated test facility for rock mechanics research Y. V. RAMANAand B, VENKATANARAYANA:An air porosimeter for the porosity of rocks K. BARRON: Detection of fracture initiation in rock specimens by the use of a simple ultrasonic listening device K.-H. HOrER and P. KNOLL: Investigations into the rnechanism of creep deformation in carnallitite, and practical applications Discussion I)iscussion of R. D. CARROLL'S Paper The Determination of the Acoustic Parameters ~?/ 1"o/canic Rocks from Compressional Velocity Mea;ltrements by P. MOR! IFR
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Number 2
B, K. CttOWLeY, H. D. GLENN, J. S. KAHN and J. M. TblOMSt,N: Analysis of lorum containment J. ]IAVIR, ,'q. K. BORDIAand V. PETROS: A simple method of determining the coefficient of loosening of rocks I). M. CRUDEN: r h e form of the creep law for rock under uniaxial compression D. M. CRUDEN: Single-increment creep experiments on rock under uniaxial compression R. J. I,UTTON: A mechanism for progressive rock mass failure as revealed by loess slumps B. F. BRADY: The effect of confining pressure on the elastic stress distribution in a radially endconstrained circular cylinder B. T. BRADY : An exact solution to the radially end-constrained circular cylinder under triaxial loading Announcement
7" 97 105 127 143 153 165 179
Number 3
H. K. Kut-~eR and C. FAIRHURST: On the fracture process in blasting J. R, METCALF: The effect of wall yield on stress in a bunker J, E. FtELD and A. LADEGAARD-PEDERSEN: The importance of the reflected stress wave in rock blasting (2, D. POMEROY,D. W. HOBBSand AMRA MAHMOUD:The effect of weakness-plane orientation on the fracture of Barnsley Hards by triaxial compression J. HORVATH: Calculation of rock pressure in shafts and roadways of circular section S. R. SWANSONand W, S. BROWN: An observation of loading path independence of fracture in rock
181 203 213 227 239 277
Number 4
1), SKILTO>; : Behaviour of rigid inclusion stressmeters in viscoelastic rock [., W. SAm~RSTV.INand R. M~SHRA: A method for obtaining three-dimensional strains during flox~ from a model bin 1=. E, IqEUZI~: Sources of errors in rock mechanics field measurements, and related solutions W. A. HUSTRULIDand C. FAIRHURST: A theoretical and experimental study of the percussive drilling of rock. Part 1--Theory of percussive drilling W. A. HusrRUUD and C. FAIRHURST: A theoretical and experimental study of the percussive drilling of rock. Part ll--Force-penetration and specific energy determinations t3. T. BRADY: Effects of inserts on the elastic behavior of cylindrical materials loaded between rough end-plates B, T. BRAD's: Initiation of failure in a radially end-constrained circular cylinder of brittle rock N. D. Poezscu : The use of chromoplastic models in the study of strata pressure in mines Book Reviews
283 291 297 31 I 335 357 371 389 395
Namber 5 S. D. PENO: Stresses within elastic circular cylinders loaded uniaxially and triaxially P. R. RANKILOR:The construction of a photoelastic model simulating mlning subsidence phenomena LAmAFArm) and M. I. HASSAN:Differential thermal behaviour of clay ~ s in some Nile Delta sediments, U.A.R. D. W. GErclxY, F. S. KENDORSrdand J. F. AaEt, JR: Tunnel advance rate prediction based on geologic and engineering observations P. B. ATTEW~LLand R. K. TAYLOR:Jointing in Robin Hood's Bay, north Yorkshire coast, England T. SAULand G. R. HmsoN: The detection of faults in coal panels by a seismic transmission method B. K o M ~ and H. U. BmtsmTmN: Strength distribution in hard rock B. Ko~'I'AK:Pillar strength prediction from representative sample of hard rock Announcement
399 433 445 451 477 483 501 523 527
Number 6 R. J. WmLARDand K. E. I"LIELMSTAD"Effect of moisture and temperature on the fracture morphology of dacite K. BARRON:Brittle fracture initiation in and ultimate failure of rocks. Part I--Isotropic rock K. BARXON:Brittle fracture initiation in and ultimate failure of rocks. Part II--Anisotropie rocks: Theory K. BARRON:Brittle fracture initiation in and ultimate failure of rocks. Part III--Anisotropic rocks: Experimental results C. S. DUNSand R. B ~ ~ : Flexible buried cylinders. Part I---St$,tic response C. S. DuNs and R. Btrrl~mt,mLD: Flexible buried cylinders. Part I I - - Dynamic response C. S. DuNs and R. BtrrrEm~mLD: Flexible buried cylinders. Part Ill--Buckling behaviour S. K. BoRDr~: The effect of size and stress concentration on the dilatancy and fracture of rock Discussion Discussion of M. D. G. SALAMON'SPaper Stability, Instability amf Design o f Pillar Workings by D. F. COATES Erratum
529 541 553 565 577 601 613 629 641 643
AUTHOR INDEX ABELJ. F. JR 451 ATTEWELLP.B. 477 BARRONK. 55, 541,553, 565 BII~.LENffrF..INH . U . 501 BORDL~S.K. 97, 629 BRADYB,T. 153,165,357,371 BRoWNW. S. 277 BuI~rERFIELDR. 577, 601,613 COAT~SD.F. 641 CROWLEYB, K. 77 CRUDEND. M. 105,127 DuNsC. S.
577,601,613
FAmmmsTC. 181,311,335 FAYEDLAmA 445 FmLDJ. E. 213 GENTRYD. W. 451 GLENNH.D. 77 HARDYH. R. JR
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HASSANM.I. 445 HAVIRJ. 97 HEUZI~F.E. 297 HIGSONG.R. 483 HJELMSTADK.E. 529 HOBBSD.W. 227 H6FERIC-H. 61 HORVATHJ. 239 HUSTRULID W.A. 311,335 KAHNJ.S. 77 K~NDORSKIF.S. 451 KIMBLEE.J. JR 17 KNoLLP. 61 KO~AKB. 501,523 KtrrrERH. K. 181 LAt)EGAARD-I~DERSeN A. 213 LUTrONR.J. 143 MAHMOUDAM~ 227 M~rCXLFJ.R. 203 MmrmA R. 291 MORLIERP. 75
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PEOERSEN A. LADEGAARD- see LADEGAARD-PEDERSEN A. PENGS.D. 399 PEaXOSV. 97 POUmRoYC.D. 227 POPESCuN. D. 389 RAMANAY.V. 29 RANKILORP.R. 433 SAPF.RSTEINL.W. 1,291 SAuLT. 483 SKmTOND. 283 SaXeANKoR. 1 7 SwANSor4S~R. 277 TAYLOR R.K. 477 THOMSENJ.M. 77 VENKATANARAYANAB. 29 WILLARDR.J.
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