EUROCK 2024
European Rock Mechanics Symposium
New Challenges in Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering
July 15-19, 2024 | Alicante, Spain
Conference Agenda
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Session Overview |
| Date: Tuesday, 16/July/2024 | ||||
| 8:30am - 9:30am |
Registration Location: Main hall Aulario II |
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| 9:30am - 10:00am |
Opening ceremony Location: Main auditorium - Salón de actos - Aulario II |
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| 10:00am - 11:00am |
Keynote - Eduardo Alonso. Heave of anhydritic claystone. Dealing with spatial heterogeneity Location: Main auditorium - Salón de actos - Aulario II Heave of anhydritic claystone. Dealing with spatial heterogeneity |
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| 11:00am - 11:30am |
Coffee break & poster session Location: Main hall Aulario II Methodology of stability calculation when the influential parameters are stochastic quantities Rock slope stability analysis for planar failures with Úcar nonlinear criterion Effect of immersion in acid solutions on the physico-mechanical properties of a porous limestone Experimental Assessment of the Role of Notch Thickness in Mode I Fracture Toughness in Four Rock Types Integrating Techniques to Assess Rock Mass Fracturing at 'La Peña del Castillo' and Its Role in Rockfall Studies Kariba Dam Rehabilitation Project - Rock Mechanics and Slope Stability in the excavations for the Plunge Pool Reshaping The role of phyllite rock on slope failure in the A-7 highway (S Spain). Damage zone calculation according to Barton Q system to reduce dilution Mineralogical alteration of Himachal gneiss due to weathering Cross-bedding-rock-bolting (CBRB) technique for open rock slopes above ground – a new approach to rock reinforcement and support Excavating a tunnel in the vicinity of the Malmani dolomites in a deep gold mine of South Africa Correlations for rock mass classifications in tunnels excavated in fine-grained sedimentary lithologies Evaluation of in situ stresses in underground excavations by the drillhole detonation method A new approach in the application of terminology for the rock mass geomechanical classification and its relation to stability design The new incremental method for slope stability analysis of slopes of any geometric shape Influence of thermal treatments of heating and cooling on the point load strength of Himalayan granite Numerical Simulation of Flaw Inclination Effects on Rock-Like Specimen Behavior Using UDEC A Comparative Analysis of Reliability Approaches for Support Estimation for Structurally Controlled Rock Slope Failure Evaluating the safety of brick masonry structures in open-cast coal mining areas against blast-induced vibrations Investigation on Rock Thermal Properties in Godavari Valley Coalfield, Telangana, India Correlating Schmidt hardness with point load strength index and Brazilian tensile strength for various rock types Physical-mechanical characteristics of an andesite from Ecuadorian Andean Cordillera Incorporating subjective assessments of rock mass properties in the setting of rock engineering limit states design Capillary imbibition behaviour in volcanic rocks from Madeira Island, Portugal: preliminary results Relation between crack geometrical parameters, fracture toughness and rock microstructure investigated using X-ray computed tomography Analysis of the Erosion Susceptibility of heritage stones. Petrophysical multiproxy analysis of detrital Buntsandstein lithofacies for consideration as a potential CO2 storage formation Effect of clay sample dimension on cutting resistance and compressive strength |
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| 11:30am - 1:00pm |
Regular session 16_1.1 Location: A2/D01 Chair: Karakus Murat co-Chair: Jorge Castro Lateral strain-controlled AUSBIT for Brazilian tests: insights from AE and DIC Impact of Various Pore Fluids on Mode I Fracture Toughness in Granite Direct tensile testing of Moleanos limestone Advantages of ring test for tensile strength determination: a new empirical solution. The infrared-monitored rock cooling as a tool for porosity estimation in laboratory, a review Comparison of the tensile elastic modulus estimated by the Brazilian test and the direct tensile test. |
Regular session 16_1.2 Location: A2/D02 Chair: Josep Gili co-Chair: Tatiana Rotonda Block model tests simulating the arching effect in the rock mass under the pull load of a rock anchor Geomechanical classification graphical Q-slope (GQ-slope) Acoustic Emission under Uniaxial Compression Loading and Physicomechanical Properties of the Lesser Himalayan and Siwalik Sandstones Equivalent Geological Strength Index approach with application to rock mass slope stability - a case study of Peña Colorada open-pit mine Estimating rock stress in-situ – a new approach using the Rapid Step-Rate Test SALT project: preliminary physical and mineralogical characterization of Alpine sulphates for geological and geotechnical modeling |
Regular session 16_1.3 Location: A2/D03 Chair: Krishna Kanta Panthi co-Chair: Anna Ramon-Tarragona Preliminary study on the application of digital image correlation (DIC) method to determine the elastic constants of anisotropic rock – A numerical study Determining REV for jointed rock masses using finite numerical analysis 3D Finite Element and automatic constraints optimisation for geological stress modelling Flow Dynamics in Rock Masses: 3D modelling for Hazard Prediction and Resource Safeguarding Failure mechanisms of sea cliffs due to basal erosion Assessment of the influence of discontinuity constitutive models for modelling fractured rock masses |
Regular session 16_1.4 Location: A2/D04 Chair: Lina Maria Guayacan Carrillo co-Chair: Ignacio Pérez-Rey Time-Dependent Convergence Confinement Method for Estimation of Tunnel Support Loads in Squeezing Ground Comparison of voussoir-beam stability assessments in underground rooms based on analytical and numerical methods Impact of confining pressure on loading modulus of synthetic isotropic specimens Numerical study on the performance of integrated ground support system in potential burst-prone areas Small scale experiments for contour-boreholes blast Update of Hoek & Marinos chart for predicting large deformation in tunnels |
| 1:00pm - 2:30pm |
Lunch time Location: Main hall Aulario II |
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| 2:30pm - 4:00pm |
Regular session 16_2.1 Location: A2/D01 Chair: Jordi Delgado co-Chair: José Luis Pastor Navarro A Simple Pseudo-Compact Tension (pCT) Test Apparatus to Measure Pure Tension Mode I Fracture toughness Characterizing shear stiffness of bedding parallel fractures for sedimentary rocks The use of ultrasonic tomography to study the physical properties of granite rock Assessing of influence of heterogeneity on the shear strength of joints: an experimental study using artificial stone materials Strain analysis on jointed rock specimens submitted to triaxial compressive tests Microestructure analysis using thin sections of fracture propagation in rocks |
Regular session 16_2.2 Location: A2/D02 Chair: Bre-Anne Sainsbury co-Chair: María Elvira Garrido de la Torre Analysis of repeated direct shear on a mated rock fracture Automatic identification of geometrical features representing rock discontinuities from 3D point clouds Role of apparent cohesion in DEM modeling for representing close to continuous joint sets Assessment of Gordon Power Station Cavern Long-Term Stability Extending The Operational Life of Highways Rock Cuttings: a Case Study from the A477 Kilgetty Quantifying Joint Roughness Coefficient (JRC) of Non-Planar Rock Joints: Consideration in Two Dimensions |
Regular session 16_2.3 Location: A2/D03 Chair: Eduardo E. Alonso co-Chair: Saba Gharehdash Capturing unloading-induced brittle damage mechanism in hard rocks using a hybrid continuum-discontinuum numerical method Modelling transversely isotropic mechanical behaviour of COx claystone with DEM Energetic characteristics of chemical explosives and their resulting fragmentation Using Synthetic Rock Mass and Discrete Fracture Network approaches to study rock mass strength properties Factor of safety calculation for unstable rock slopes using finite element methods Stress paths at the pile-rock interface of axially loaded rough rock-socketed piles |
Regular session 16_2.4 Location: A2/D04 Chair: Marte Gutierrez co-Chair: Leandro R. Alejano Effect of vertical pre reinforcement in ground on tunnel behavior Basic concepts for the modification of the regulations for the support of underground works in Spain Dynamic performance testing and numerical modelling of the Falcon Bolt The effect of an anisotropic in-situ stress on the bending moment in a yielding lining Reinforcement Capabilities of a Thin Polymeric Liner under Flexural Loading Applied in Hydrostone Plaster Beams Dynamic Support and Quantitative Control Method of Tunnel Surrounding Rock Support System |
| 4:00pm - 4:30pm |
Coffe break & poster session Location: Main hall Aulario II Methodology of stability calculation when the influential parameters are stochastic quantities Rock slope stability analysis for planar failures with Úcar nonlinear criterion Effect of immersion in acid solutions on the physico-mechanical properties of a porous limestone Experimental Assessment of the Role of Notch Thickness in Mode I Fracture Toughness in Four Rock Types Integrating Techniques to Assess Rock Mass Fracturing at 'La Peña del Castillo' and Its Role in Rockfall Studies Kariba Dam Rehabilitation Project - Rock Mechanics and Slope Stability in the excavations for the Plunge Pool Reshaping The role of phyllite rock on slope failure in the A-7 highway (S Spain). Damage zone calculation according to Barton Q system to reduce dilution Mineralogical alteration of Himachal gneiss due to weathering Cross-bedding-rock-bolting (CBRB) technique for open rock slopes above ground – a new approach to rock reinforcement and support Excavating a tunnel in the vicinity of the Malmani dolomites in a deep gold mine of South Africa Correlations for rock mass classifications in tunnels excavated in fine-grained sedimentary lithologies Evaluation of in situ stresses in underground excavations by the drillhole detonation method A new approach in the application of terminology for the rock mass geomechanical classification and its relation to stability design The new incremental method for slope stability analysis of slopes of any geometric shape Influence of thermal treatments of heating and cooling on the point load strength of Himalayan granite Numerical Simulation of Flaw Inclination Effects on Rock-Like Specimen Behavior Using UDEC A Comparative Analysis of Reliability Approaches for Support Estimation for Structurally Controlled Rock Slope Failure Evaluating the safety of brick masonry structures in open-cast coal mining areas against blast-induced vibrations Investigation on Rock Thermal Properties in Godavari Valley Coalfield, Telangana, India Correlating Schmidt hardness with point load strength index and Brazilian tensile strength for various rock types Physical-mechanical characteristics of an andesite from Ecuadorian Andean Cordillera Incorporating subjective assessments of rock mass properties in the setting of rock engineering limit states design Capillary imbibition behaviour in volcanic rocks from Madeira Island, Portugal: preliminary results Relation between crack geometrical parameters, fracture toughness and rock microstructure investigated using X-ray computed tomography Analysis of the Erosion Susceptibility of heritage stones. Petrophysical multiproxy analysis of detrital Buntsandstein lithofacies for consideration as a potential CO2 storage formation Effect of clay sample dimension on cutting resistance and compressive strength |
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| 4:30pm - 6:00pm |
Regular session 16_3.1 Location: A2/D01 Chair: Erich Pimentel co-Chair: Vera Pires Innovative swelling testing technique for anhydritic rock A study on suggesting candidate rock types for high-level radioactive waste disposal considering the geological characteristics of the Korean Peninsula Assessment of factors influencing the slaking behaviour of rocks from the Rhenodanubian Flysch Zone, Austria, using mineralogical-geomechanical laboratory tests Assessment of rock stress diagrams involving intermediate principal stress effects Estimating static elastic properties of the volcanic sequence in the Valley of Queretaro and implications to land subsidence related rupture Effect of initial crack length on mode I fracture toughness in pseudo-compact tension test |
Regular session 16_3.2 Location: A2/D02 Chair: Ömer Aydan co-Chair: José Luis Pastor Navarro Back calculations of the excavation of Karavanke tunnel in Werfen formation Laboratory analysis of in situ stress through the Kaiser effect applied to the San Marcos tunnel. Astigarraga-Irun high-speed train Evaluation of the Applicability of Statistical Tools for Developing Stress-Depth Relationships for the Canadian Shield Expansive anhydritic claystones. The significance of rock structure Multiscale physical and mechanical characterization of a sandstone used as armourstone The possible role of the bio-erosion on the stability of sea cliffs in Ryukyu Archipelago |
Regular session 16_3.3 Location: A2/D03 Chair: Italo Andres Onederra co-Chair: Andrea Segalini Stability assessment of the planned Hemja-Patichaur road tunnel in Nepal passing through Weakness Zones Numerical analysis of impact-induced rock fragmentation in underground mining Dynamic Characterization of Fine-Grained Sandstone Rock under the Influence of Self-Induced Crack. Evolution of blast induced rock mass damage prediction techniques in underground mining Development of in-situ rock stress map of south-western part of Norway 3D large-scale numerical modelling of room and pillar underground excavation in light of in-situ geomechanical measurement |
Regular session 16_3.4 Location: A2/D04 Chair: Federico Vagnon co-Chair: Patricia Vazquez To remove, or not to remove outliers, that is the question. Introducing the concept of fracture index for performance prediction of hard rock TBMs Excavation and support strategies adopted for severe squeezing and creep conditions during the construction of the Cabanasas mine access ramp Conglomerate sea stack failure prediction comparing symmetric and asymmetric erosion Applicability of DFN model fitted by point cloud data in rock mass classification tasks Behavior of Grouted Rock Bolts under varying Stress - Factor of Safety in Tunnel Contractual specifications |
| 7:00pm - 8:00pm |
Social activity - Wine and typical food from Alicante tasting (optional) Location: Main hall Aulario II |
Social activity - Eurock football (soccer) league (optional) Location: Football (soccer) field of the University of Alicante - Sport center of the UA |
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