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  1. Modeling of brittle rock failure considering inter- and intra-grain contact failures

    Article • Computers and Geotechnics, September 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Ming Cai

  2. Mechanical properties of brittle rock governed by micro-geometric heterogeneity

    Article • Computers and Geotechnics, January 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Ming Cai

  3. Influence of Loading System Stiffness on Post-peak Stress–Strain Curve of Stable Rock Failures

    Article • Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, April 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Ming Cai

  4. Experimental Research on Permeability Evolution with Microcrack Development in Sandstone under Different Fluid Pressures

    Article • Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, June 2016, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

    Professor Ming Cai

  5. Comparison of mechanical properties of undamaged and thermal-damaged coarse marbles under triaxial compression

    Article • International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, March 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Ming Cai

  6. An Experimental Study on the Slippage Effect of Gas Flow in a Compact Rock

    Article • Transport in Porous Media, January 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Ming Cai

  7. Simulation of unstable rock failure under unloading conditions

    Article • Canadian Geotechnical Journal, January 2016, Canadian Science Publishing

    Professor Ming Cai

  8. Quantifying rock mass bulking at a deep underground nickel mine

    Article • International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, January 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Ming Cai

  9. Influence of material heterogeneity on failure intensity in unstable rock failure

    Article • Computers and Geotechnics, January 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Ming Cai

  10. Physical and mechanical behaviors of a thermal-damaged coarse marble under uniaxial compression

    Article • Engineering Geology, January 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Ming Cai

  11. Structure instability forecasting and analysis of giant rock pillars in steeply dipping thick coal seams

    Article • International Journal of Minerals Metallurgy and Materials, December 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Ming Cai

  12. Influence of tunnel wall roughness and localized stress concentrations on the initiation of brittle spalling

    Article • Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, November 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Ming Cai

  13. In-situ stress measurements and regional stress field assessment in the Xinjiang candidate area for China's HLW disposal

    Article • Engineering Geology, October 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Ming Cai

  14. Influence of specimen height-to-width ratio on the strainburst characteristics of Tianhu granite under true-triaxial unloading conditions

    Article • Canadian Geotechnical Journal, July 2015, Canadian Science Publishing

    Professor Ming Cai

  15. A Phenomenological Model of Brittle Rocks under Uniaxial Compression

    Article • International journal of geohazards and environment, July 2015, Dalhousie Libraries

    Professor Ming Cai

  16. Influence of wavelength-to-excavation span ratio on ground motion around deep underground excavations

    Article • Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, June 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Ming Cai

  17. Strength comparison between cylindrical and prism specimens of Beishan granite under uniaxial compression

    Article • International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, June 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Ming Cai

  18. Effects of human activity on erosion, sedimentation and debris flow activity – A case study of the Qionghai Lake watershed, southeastern Tibetan Plateau, China

    Article • The Holocene, April 2015, SAGE Publications

    Professor Ming Cai

  19. A model for characterizing crack closure effect of rocks

    Article • Engineering Geology, April 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Ming Cai

  20. Objective Determination of Crack Initiation Stress of Brittle Rocks Under Compression Using AE Measurement

    Article • Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, January 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Ming Cai

  21. A Novel Experimental Technique to Simulate Pillar Burst in Laboratory

    Article • Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, November 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Ming Cai

  22. Block caving-induced strata movement and associated surface subsidence: a numerical study based on a demonstration model

    Article • Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, August 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Ming Cai

  23. Damage stress and acoustic emission characteristics of the Beishan granite

    Article • International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, December 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Ming Cai

  24. Author’s Reply to Discussion of the Paper “An Empirical Failure Criterion for Intact Rocks” by Peng et al. (2013)

    Article • Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, November 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Ming Cai

  25. In-situ stress measurements and regional stress field assessment of the Beishan area, China

    Article • Engineering Geology, August 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Ming Cai

  26. Influence of Unloading Rate on the Strainburst Characteristics of Beishan Granite Under True-Triaxial Unloading Conditions

    Article • Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, June 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Ming Cai

  27. Principles of rock support in burst-prone ground

    Article • Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, June 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Ming Cai

  28. Field rock strength

    Article • Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, May 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Ming Cai

  29. Acoustic emission behaviors of the Beishan granite under uniaxial and triaxial compression conditions

    Article • May 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Ming Cai

  30. A study on a water-inrush incident at Laohutai coalmine

    Article • International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, April 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Ming Cai

  31. Spacing and failure mechanism of edge fracture in two-layered materials

    Article • International Journal of Fracture, March 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Ming Cai

  32. An Empirical Failure Criterion for Intact Rocks

    Article • Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Ming Cai

  33. Realistic Simulation of Progressive Brittle Rock Failure Near Excavation Boundary

    Article • January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Ming Cai

  34. Fracture Initiation and Propagation in a Brazilian Disc with a Plane Interface: a Numerical Study

    Article • Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, November 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Ming Cai

  35. Design of rock support system under rockburst condition

    Article • Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, September 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Ming Cai

  36. 3D modeling of stratified and irregularly jointed rock slope and its progressive failure

    Article • Arabian Journal of Geosciences, May 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Ming Cai, Professor Ranjith Pathegama Gamage

  37. Influence of bolt-grout bonding on MCB conebolt performance

    Article • International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, January 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Ming Cai

  38. Rock support for deep tunnels in highly stressed rocks

    Article • September 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Ming Cai

  39. Rock Mass Characterization and Rock Property Variability Considerations for Tunnel and Cavern Design

    Article • Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, March 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Ming Cai

  40. Influence of plastic shear strain and confinement-dependent rock dilation on rock failure and displacement near an excavation boundary

    Article • International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, July 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Ming Cai

  41. A mobilized dilation angle model for rocks

    Article • International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, April 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Ming Cai

  42. Practical Estimates of Tensile Strength and Hoek–Brown Strength Parameter m i of Brittle Rocks

    Article • Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, May 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Ming Cai

  43. Influence of stress path on tunnel excavation response – Numerical tool selection and modeling strategy

    Article • Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, November 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Ming Cai

  44. Influence of intermediate principal stress on rock fracturing and strength near excavation boundaries—Insight from numerical modeling

    Article • International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, July 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Ming Cai

  45. A review of mining-induced seismicity in China

    Article • International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, December 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Ming Cai

  46. Earthquake-induced unusual gas emission in coalmines — A km-scale in-situ experimental investigation at Laohutai mine

    Article • International Journal of Coal Geology, July 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Ming Cai

  47. Back-analysis of rock mass strength parameters using AE monitoring data

    Article • International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, June 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Ming Cai

  48. FLAC/PFC coupled numerical simulation of AE in large-scale underground excavations

    Article • International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, June 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Ming Cai

  49. Application of scientific visualisation – Stress control on permeability anisotropy in moderately fractured rock

    Article • May 2007, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Ming Cai

  50. Rock mass strength with non-persistent joints

    Article • May 2007, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Ming Cai

  51. Peak and residual strengths of jointed rock masses and their determination for engineering design

    Article • May 2007, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Ming Cai

  52. Determination of residual strength parameters of jointed rock masses using the GSI system

    Article • International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, February 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Ming Cai

  53. A NEW BACK ANALYSIS METHOD FOR THE DETERMINATION OF ROCK MASS STRENGTH PARAMETERS BASED ON FIELD AE MONITORING DATA

    Article • Doboku Gakkai Ronbunshuu C, January 2007, Japan Society of Civil Engineers

    Professor Ming Cai

  54. A study on the dynamic behavior of the Meuse/Haute-Marne argillite

    Article • Physics and Chemistry of the Earth Parts A/B/C, January 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Ming Cai

  55. Visualization of rock mass classification systems

    Article • Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, August 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Ming Cai

  56. Estimation of Block Sizes for Rock Masses with Non-persistent Joints

    Article • Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, June 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Ming Cai

  57. Assessment of excavation damaged zone using a micromechanics model

    Article • Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, July 2005, Elsevier

    Professor Ming Cai

  58. A FUNDAMENTAL STUDY ON THE EVALUATION OF ROCK MASS BEHAVIOUR AROUND UNDERGROUND CAVERNS BASED ON AE MONITORING

    Article • Doboku Gakkai Ronbunshu, January 2005, Japan Society of Civil Engineers

    Professor Ming Cai

  59. Generalized crack initiation and crack damage stress thresholds of brittle rock masses near underground excavations

    Article • International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, July 2004, Elsevier

    Professor Ming Cai

  60. Numerical Simulation Of The Brazilian Test And The Tensile Strength Of Anisotropic Rocks And Rocks With Pre-Existing Cracks

    Article • International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, May 2004, Elsevier

    Professor Ming Cai

  61. Numerical simulation of the Brazilian test and the tensile strength of anisotropic rocks and rocks with pre-existing cracks

    Article • International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, April 2004, Elsevier

    Professor Ming Cai

  62. Estimation of rock mass deformation modulus and strength of jointed hard rock masses using the GSI system

    Article • International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, January 2004, Elsevier

    Professor Ming Cai

  63. Quantification of rock mass damage in underground excavations from microseismic event monitoring

    Article • International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, December 2001, Elsevier

    Professor Ming Cai

  64. A Tensile Model for the Interpretation of Microseismic Events near Underground Openings

    Article • Pure and Applied Geophysics, November 1998, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Ming Cai

  65. A Tensile Model for the Interpretation of Microseismic Events near Underground Openings

    Article • January 1998, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Ming Cai

  66. A constitutive model and FEM analysis of jointed rock masses

    Article • International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences & Geomechanics Abstracts, August 1993, Elsevier

    Professor Ming Cai

  67. A constitutive model of highly jointed rock masses

    Article • Mechanics of Materials, July 1992, Elsevier

    Professor Ming Cai