Blasting Energy Analysis of the Different Cutting Methods by Ke Man, Xiaoli Liu, Ju Wang, Xiyong Wang

“…The blasting effect of straight parallel hole cutting is good. The rock slag size of single-wedge and double-wedge cutting is uniform, which is beneficial to slag extraction. …”
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Investigation of Stochastic Seismic Response and Index Correlation of an Arch Dam Using Endurance Time Analysis Method by Qiang Xu, Shutong Xu, Jianyun Chen, Jing Li

“…The effects of dam-reservoir-foundation interaction, radiation damping of infinite rock foundation, and nonlinearities of dam material and joint contact elements are considered. …”
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Design and Interlocking Stability of Slope Protection Block of H-Type Gravity Mutual-Aid Steel Slag Core Concrete by Hongda Lin, Xiaolong Yu, Guangzhen Zhang, Honglei Chang, Jian Liu

“…At the present, the natural stone used for traditional block rock revetment is becoming increasingly scarce, and other commonly used revetment types also have some problems, such as poor stability, complex fabrication and installation process, and large investment. …”
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Microbially Induced Calcium Carbonate Plugging for Enhanced Oil Recovery by Chenpeng Song, Derek Elsworth

“…We fabricate artificial rock cores composed of Ottawa sand with three separate grain-size fractions which represent large (40/60 mesh sand), intermediate (60/80 mesh sand), and small (80/120 mesh sand) pore sizes. …”
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The Mechanical Criterion of Activation and Instability of Normal Fault Induced by the Movement of Key Stratum and Its Disaster-Causing Mechanism of Rockburst in the Hanging Wall Mi... by Lyu Pengfei, Lu Jiabin, Wang Eryu, Chen Xuehua

“…Subsequently, three conceptual models of rockburst induced by the fault stress transfer, stress concentration of coal pillars, and fault structural instability were proposed. Based on the rock mechanics theory, the rockburst carrier system model of “roof-coal seam-floor” near the fault was established. …”
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Experimental Study on Freeze-Thaw Effects on Creep Characteristics of Rubber Concrete by Qi Li, Fei Xu, Hemin Zheng, Junhao Shi, Jianyu Zhang

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Mechanism and Energy Evolution Characteristics of Coal Burst in Mining Thick, Deep, and Large Inclined Coal Seams: A Case Study from a Chinese Coal Mine by Chengchun Xue, Anye Cao, Wenhao Guo, Yaoqi Liu, Songwei Wang, Jingyuan Dong, Yu Gu

“…Influenced by the local absence of the No. 8 coal seam, the vertical stress of the surrounding rock at the working face of the massive, inclined coal seam increased by 12.7%; the peak of roof energy at the working face inclination and strike increased by 46.2% and 32.2%; and the range of roof energy accumulation expanded. …”
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Characterization of Antibiotics and Antibiotic Resistance Genes on an Ecological Farm System by Songhe Zhang, Ju Gu, Chao Wang, Peifang Wang, Shaojun Jiao, ZhenLi He, Bing Han

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Effects of Obesity on Bone Mass and Quality in Ovariectomized Female Zucker Rats by Rafaela G. Feresin, Sarah A. Johnson, Marcus L. Elam, Edward Jo, Bahram H. Arjmandi, Reza Hakkak

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Badges of (Dis-)Honour: Manifesting the ‘Conquest’ of Uluṟu via Wearable Material Culture by Dirk H. R. Spennemann, Sharnie Hurford

“…Set in a wide open plain, the monolith of Uluṟu (‘Ayers Rock’) has become an internationally recognizable symbol for the Australian outback, currently attracting hundreds of thousands of tourists each year. …”
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Through the flow guide portal structure to isolate the cold airflows to improve the cold resistance of the tunnel by Ke Yin, Rui Wang, Licai Zhao, Lei Wang, Songli Chen, Yinlei Wang

“…The FGOT reduces the extent of low-temperature zones in the surrounding rock; this area decreases further as the length of the FGOT increases. …”
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Reduced contribution of sulfur to the mass extinction associated with the Chicxulub impact event by Katerina Rodiouchkina, Steven Goderis, Cem Berk Senel, Pim Kaskes, Özgür Karatekin, Michael Ernst Böttcher, Ilia Rodushkin, Johan Vellekoop, Philippe Claeys, Frank Vanhaecke

“…Short-term cooling due to massive release of climate-active agents is hypothesized to have been crucial, with S-bearing gases originating from the target rock vaporization considered an important driving force. …”
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GIS-Based Landslide Susceptibility Mapping Using Information, Frequency Ratio, and Artificial Neural Network Methods in Qinghai Province, Northwestern China by Bin Li, Nianqin Wang, Jing Chen

“…Through field investigations, 100 landslide disaster locations in the study area were selected, and 11 influencing factors including elevation, slope, aspect, plane curvature, profile curvature, road distance, river distance, fault distance, stratum rock property, vegetation coverage index, and terrain humidity index were selected as the influencing factors of landslide disaster based on GIS. …”
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Modeling and Numerical Analysis in 3D of Anisotropic and Nonlinear Mechanical Behavior of Tournemire Argillite under High Temperatures and Dynamic Loading by Foguieng Wembe Marius, Mambou Ngueyep Luc Leroy, Ngapgue François

“…Indeed, above this temperature, the loss of rigidity of argillite reduced significantly the mechanical performance of this rock. Therefore, after 2.9 min, the stress reduction in X or Y direction was 75.5% with a peak stress value of 2500 MPa, whereas in Z direction, the stress reduction was 74.1% with a peak stress value of 1998 MPa. …”
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Numerical Investigation of Hydraulic Fracture Propagation Morphology in the Conglomerate Reservoir by Zehao Xu, Xiangjun Liu, Lixi Liang

“…It was revealed that the difference between the mechanical properties of the gravel and the matrix in the conglomerate rock will affect the geometry of HF to varying degrees. …”
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Physicochemical Characteristics and Water Quality Indices to Assess the Suitability of Groundwater Resources in some Communities of Kogi State, Nigeria by E. O. Akudo, O. Ibrahim, N. M. Muhammad, K. O. Musa, J. B. Ahmed II, G. O. Aigbadon

“…This study further revealed that the groundwater ionic constituent is defined by rock weathering/mineral dissolution and suggest almost zero influence from anthropogenic sources. …”
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Optimization Technology of Frequency Conversion Constant Pressure Control System of Mine Emulsion Pump Station in Electrical Engineering and Automation Specialty by Cong Tian, Xiwen Wei, Chao Yang, Chang Su

“…Combined with 5 g communication and other intelligent key technologies, it realizes high-end functions such as fault self-diagnosis, remote operation, and remote monitoring of the emulsion pump station and rock drill, which can be called full intelligent stage. …”
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Mining Stress Distribution and Gas Drainage Application of Coal Seam Group under Fault Influence by Meng Tang, Xiangtao Kang, Jiachi Ren, Lin Gao, Zhenqian Ma, Dezhong Kong

“…Combined with theoretical research, laboratory analysis, and numerical simulation analysis, the pressure relief range of coal seam and the evolution characteristics of surrounding rock stress were studied, the coal and gas comining system under the influence of faults was determined, the gas drainage technology was optimized, and the effect was investigated and analyzed. …”
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Mechanism of Coal Burst and Prevention Practice in Deep Asymmetric Isolated Coal Pillar: A Case Study from YaoQiao Coal Mine by Chengchun Xue, Anye Cao, Wenhao Guo, Songwei Wang, Yaoqi Liu, Zhiping Shen

“…Monitored data confirmed that the stress concentration was influential in the roadway’s surrounding rock in the asymmetric isolated coal pillar area, circumventing coal pillar burst accidents. …”
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Thermophysical and Mechanical Properties of Granite and Its Effects on Borehole Stability in High Temperature and Three-Dimensional Stress by Wang Yu, Liu Bao-lin, Zhu Hai-yan, Yan Chuan-liang, Li Zhi-jun, Wang Zhi-qiao

“…When exploiting the deep resources, the surrounding rock readily undergoes the hole shrinkage, borehole collapse, and loss of circulation under high temperature and high pressure. …”
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