Abstract: A numerical analysis has been conducted to evaluate the effect of confining pressure on the damage evolution and the fracture process of brittle rock materials by using the rock failure process analysis code

Abstract: The initiation, development, and coalescence of cracks when a rock specimen is loaded have been studied by various researchers. The current consensus is that such complex process is however not yet fully understood. In the ...

Abstract: Based on genetic algorithm and genetic programming, a new evolutionary algorithm is developed to evolve mathematical models for predicting the behavior of complex systems. The input variables of the models are the property ...