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    Study on shear mechanical characteristic evolution and influencing factors of rock joint surfaces under cyclic loading conditions

    Determining the shear strength of rock joint surfaces is a fundamental problem in the fields of rock mechanics and engineering geology. To obtain the cyclic shear strength of rock joint surfaces under cyclic s...

    **ghan Yin, Zhen Cui, Qian Sheng, Jian Chen in Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the En… (2023)

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    Deformation mechanism and reinforcement design for the flexural toppled slope of Miaowei HPP

    Toppling is a typical failure mode of a rock slope. The deformation mechanism and sliding mode of a toppled slope are considerably different from those of conventional slopes. The analysis methods and reinforc...

    Zhen Cui, **-zhi Chen, Wei-jiang Chu in Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the En… (2023)

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    A modified rock mass classification considering seismic effects in the basic quality (BQ) system

    Safe construction and operation of tunnels in high seismic risk regions require special aseismic design. A possible solution to this issue is to consider the earthquake damage that a tunnel may suffer beforeha...

    Zhen Cui, Qian Sheng, Gui-min Zhang, Hua Liu in Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the En… (2021)

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    Stability of the bedded key roof above abandoned horizontal salt cavern used for underground gas storage

    A large number of salt caverns by solution mining are abandoned widely. After reasonable reformation, some of these caverns are expected to store energies, such as petroleum, natural gas, and compressed air en...

    Guimin Zhang, Zhenshuo Wang, Jiangfeng Liu in Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the En… (2020)

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    Investigation of the long-term strength of **** marble rocks with experimental and numerical approaches

    This work describes investigation of the long-term strength of marble rocks in a stability assessment of deeply buried **** headrace tunnels. First, a series of long-term axial compression tests were conduc...

    Zhen Cui, Qian Sheng, **anlun Leng in Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the En… (2019)

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    Effects of a controlling geological discontinuity on the seismic stability of an underground cavern subjected to near-fault ground motions

    The mechanism for the influence of near-fault ground motion on seismic issues for underground rock caverns has seldom been addressed, especially for caverns controlled by large geological discontinuities. In t...

    Zhen Cui, Qian Sheng, **anlun Leng in Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment (2018)