True triaxial testing of rocks

 Content: True Triaxial Testing Techniques and Procedures  True-triaxial testing techniques of rocks - State of the art and future perspectives X. Li, L. Shi, B. Bai, Q. Li, D. Xu, and X. Feng  Numerical analysis of loading boundary effects in Mogi-type true triaxial tests L. Shi, X. Li, B. Bai, Q. Li, and X. Feng  Design and development of integrated true triaxial rock testing system L. Lombos, D.W. Roberts, and M.S. King  The FPMs (UMons-Belgium) device for investigating the mechanical behavior of materials subjected to true triaxial compression J.-P. Tshibangu and F. Descamps  Study of the failure and deformability of jointed rock masses using large rock block specimens K. Suzuki  The hollow cylinder test as an alternative to true triaxial loading of prismatic rock specimens C. Dinis da Gama  Design and fabrication of a low cost true triaxial cell for testing multiple size specimens A.K. Schwartzkopff, S. Priest, N. Melkoumian, and J.A. Egudo  Test Results: Strength, Deformability, Failure Mode, Permeability, Acoustic Emission, Elastic Wave Velocity, ...   Mechanical behavior of rocks under true triaxial compression conditions - A review M. Kwasniewski  How I developed a true triaxial rock testing machine K. Mogi  True triaxial testing reveals hitherto unknown rock mechanical properties B. Haimson  Imaging the effect of the intermediate principal stress on strength, deformation and transport properties of rocks using seismic methods R.P. Young, M.H.B. Nasseri, and L. Lombos  Mechanical characteristics of rock salt determined using the Absolute Triaxial Testing (ATT) machine S. Sakurai and S. Serata  Seismic wave velocity anisotropy in Westerly granite under a true triaxial compression test M. Takahashi  Deformation and strength characteristics of Kimachi sandstone under confined compression and extension test conditions N. Takahashi, M. Takahashi, H. Park, Y. Fujii, and T. Takemura  Failure Mechanism and Failure Criteria  Estimating the parameters for a three-dimensional failure criterion for rocks from a single test P.V. Lade  A new failure criterion for transversely isotropic rocks and its validation against true triaxial tests J. Pei and H.H. Einstein  Stress path dependency of failure mechanism from the viewpoint of dilatant behavior T. Takemura, K. Suzuki, A. Golshani, and M. Takahashi  Weakness plane model to simulate effects of stress states on rock strengths Y. Fujii  Applications to Geoengineering and Geosciences   A modified true triaxial test system that allows a specimen to be unloaded on one surface M.C. He, X.N. Jia, W.L. Gong, G.J. Liu, and F. Zhao  Seismic quiescence and foreshock activity preceding the 2007 Niigata-ken Chuetsu-oki earthquake (M6.8) in Japan K. Mogi  Stress state effect on the mechanical behavior of coals under true triaxial compression conditions A.D. Alexeev, V.N. Revva, and A.V. Molodetski  Experimental study of wellbore deformation in a deep claystone formation Y. Lu, M. Chen, Y. Jin, P. Yang, Z. Xie, J. Yuan, and K. Fan  Triaxial loading system as a tool for solving geotechnical problems of oil and gas production V. Karev and Yu. Kovalenko  A true triaxial stress cell (TTSC) used for simulations of real field operations in the lab V. Rasouli  Miscellaneous   Fractographical analysis of the failure surfaces from triaxial extension tests on Kimachi sandstone Y. Fujii , N. Takahashi, M. Takahashi, T. Takemura, and H. Park  Energy conversion and damage evolution of rocks under cyclic loading conditions R.D. Peng, Y. Ju, H. Xie, and L.Y. Li  Superbrittle failure regime of rocks at conventional triaxial compression B. Tarasov  Depth-dependent mechanical parameters of basalt: an experimental study H.W. Zhou, J.P. Zuo, D.J. Xue, H. Xie, and J.F. Liu