Followings are the list of papers related to the rock mechanics and rock engineering published in 2002. All papers are written by the members of the rock mechanics division, the Mining and Materials Processing Institute of Japan.

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Title Simulation of Thermal Environmental Conditions in Heading Face with Forcing Auxiliary Ventilation - Control of thermal environmental conditions in locally ventilated working place (1st Report) -
Autors Jianliang GAO, Kenichi UCHINO and Masahiro INOUE
Keywords Near-Surface, Crack Growth, Rock Mass, Compression Test, Numerical Simulation


Title Loading-Rate Dependency of Coal Strength
Autors Seisuke OKUBO, Katsunori FUKUI and Qingxin QI
Keywords Coal, Uniaxial Compression Strength, Uniaxial Tension Strength, Indirect Tension Strength, Complete Stress-Strain Curve, Loading-Rate Dependency, Time-dependent Behaviou


Title Study on Injection Experiment to Simulated Ground of Grout Materials and Applicability of Injection Analysis which Introduced Filtration Theory -Study on infiltration behavior of grout materials in grouting (2nd Report)-
Autors Makoto KOGA, Hideki SHIMADA and Kikuo MATSUI
Keywords Grouting, Plastic Viscosity, Injection Experiment, Voids Clogging, Aggregation


Title Long-Term Creep Test and Constitutive Equation of Tage Tuff
Autors Seisuke OKUBO and Katsunori FUKUI
Keywords Rock, Tuff, Creep, Long-Term Strength, Constitutive Equation, Visco-Elasticity


Title Historical Changes of Rock Mass Modelling and Numerical Technique and the Features of Those
Autors Haruhiko UNO, Tsuyoshi ISHIDA and Yoshiaki MIZUTA
Keywords Rock Mass, Discontinuity, Equivalent Continuum, Heterogeneity, Anisotropy


Title A Consideration on Behavior of Near-Surface Crack Growth in Rock Mass under Compressive Stress
Autors Yoshiaki FUJII, Natsuo HORIBA and Yoji ISHIJIMA
Keywords Near-Surface, Crack Growth, Rock Mass, Compression Test, Numerical Simulation


Title Development and Preliminary Use of a Transparent Vessel for Tri-axial Compression Test of Rock
Autors Seisuke OKUBO, Katsunori FUKUI and Kimihiro HASHIBA
Keywords Rock, Tuff, Dotan, Visualization. Triaxial Compression Test, Dilatancy


Title Erosion Strength of Crystalline Rocks and the Effect of Rock Stresses
Autors Katsuhiko SUGAWARA, Takashi TAKEHARA, Akira SATO and Takayuki HAMAURA
Keywords Water Jet, Erosion, Erosion Strength, Chipping, Rock


Title The State of the Art of Rock Stress Measurement at Great Depth by Borehole Pressurization and the Points at Question
Autors Yoshiaki MIZUTA
Keywords Hydrofracturing, Dry Fracturing, Stress Measurement, Great Depth, Validation Evaluation


Title Study on the Automation of Boulder Breakage by Use of Force Sensors and Image Processing
Autors Hiroshi TAKAHASHI, Takashi MONDEN and Katsuhiko KANEKO
Keywords Boulder Breakage, Force Sensor, Processing, Automation


Title Effect of Strain Rate on Compressive Strength and Deformability of Granite
Autors Weiren LIN, Yasufumi OHTA, Manabu TAKAHASHI and Nobutaka SUGITA
Keywords Granite, Strain Rate Dependence, Compressive Strength, Deformability, Triaxial Compression Test


Title Study on Plastic Viscosity of Grout Materials and Applicability to Field
of Injection Analysis Introducing Filtration Theory
-Study on infiltration behavior of grout materials in grouting (3rd Report) -
Autors Makoto KOGA, Hideki SHIMADA and Kikuo MATSUI
Keywords Grout Materials, Bleeding, Flow Characteristic, Plastic Viscosity, Laminar Plow, Injection Analysis


Title Relationship between Specifications and Cutting Forces of TBM
Autors Katsunori FUKUT, Seisuke OKUBO and Kenichi ODA
Keywords Tunnel Boring Machine, Cutting Force, Rock Strength, Thrust, Torque, Cutter


Title Exploration and Exploitation of Conventional and New Energy Resources in Japan
Autors Yuzuru ASHIDA
Keywords Conventional Energy Resources, New Energy Resources, Geophysical Exploration


Title Strength of Kumamoto Andesite in Non-Atmospheric Environments
Autors Hae-Sik JEONGI and Yuzo OBARA
Keywords Rock, Non-Atmospheric Environment, Uniaxial Compressive Strength, Tensile Strength, Stress Corrosion


Title Effect of Elevated Temperature on Fracture Toughness of Kimachi Sandstone
Autors Takahiro FUNATSU, Masahiro SETO, Hideki SHIMADAC and Kikuo MATSUI
Keywords Sandstone, Fracture Toughness, Elevated Temperature, Microcrack, Clay Material


Title Effects of In-situ Stress on Thickness of Disc in Core Discing
Autors Noriyuki KAGA, Koji MATSUKI and Kiyotoshi SAKAGUCHI
Keywords Core Discing, Three-dimensional Stresses, Tensile Principal Stress, Length of Core, Thickness of Disc


Title A Method for Estimating Three-dimensional Directions of In-situ Stress from Geometry of Core Discing
Autors Koji MATSUKI, Noriyuki KAGA and Kiyotoshi SAKAGUCHI
Keywords Core Discing, Three-dimensional Stresses, Tensile Principal Stress, Saddle Shape, Height at Periphery


Title The Mathematical Principles of Permeability Measurement by Transient Method for Hollow Cylinder Specimen Made of Low-Permeability Rock
Autors Ken KURIYAMA, Yoshiaki MIZUTA and Akihito DOI
Keywords Mathematical Formulation, Permeability Test, Transient Pulse Method, Hollow Cylinder Specimen Pneumatic Test


Title Characteristic Evaluation of Fracture in Solid from Flow Rate-Time Record under Constant Injection Pressure
Autors Yasuhiko SOTOIKE, Kohei YAMAOKA and Yoshiaki MIZUTA
Keywords Fluid Injection Test, Fracture Characteristic, Wooden Sample, Numerical Simulation, Constant Injection Pressure


Title A Consideration on Particle Size Distribution of Fragments and Energy Required in Uniaxial Compression Tests
Autors Seisuke OKUBO, Wenli CHEN and Katsunori FUKUI
Keywords Rock, Uniaxial Compression, Fragment, Weibull Distribution, Grain Size, Excavation, Specific Energy


Title Extension of Constitutive Equation of Variable Compliance Type and its Validation based on Creep Data
Autors Seisuke OKUBO, Katsunori FUKUI and Kimihiro HASHIBA
Keywords Rock, Andesite, Creep, Visco-Elasticity, Time dependency, Constitutive Equation