Charles E. Fairhurst

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Earth Sciences

#1963

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#2709

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Geophysics

#258

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#294

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Charles E. Fairhurst's Degrees

PhD Geology Stanford University
Masters Geology Stanford University
Bachelors Geology Stanford University

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A study of brittle rock fracture in laboratory compression experiments (1970) (698)
Draft ISRM suggested method for the complete stress-strain curve for intact rock in uniaxial compression (1999) (619)
The elasto-plastic response of underground excavations in rock masses that satisfy the Hoek-Brown failure criterion (1999) (535)
Initiation and Extension of Hydraulic Fractures in Rocks (1967) (497)
APPLICATION OF THE CONVERGENCE-CONFINEMENT METHOD OF TUNNEL DESIGN TO ROCK MASSES THAT SATISFY THE HOEK-BROWN FAILURE CRITERION (2000) (448)
On the validity of the ‘Brazilian’ test for brittle materials (1964) (400)
On the fracture process in blasting (1971) (278)
In-Situ Stress Determination At Great Depth By Means Of Hydraulic Fracturing (1969) (213)
The of Maximum Phenomenon of Rock Splitting Parallel to the Direction Compression In the Neighbourhood of a Surface (1966) (175)
Evidence for a Long-Term Strength Threshold in Crystalline Rock (2010) (152)
Stress estimation in rock: a brief history and review (2003) (152)
Hydraulic Fracturing in Porous-Permeable Materials (1968) (144)
Shape of the Complete Stress-Strain Curve for Rock (1972) (139)
A theoretical and experimental study of the percussive drilling of rock part I—theory of percussive drilling (1971) (122)
Determination of the post-failure behavior of brittle rock using a servo-controlled testing machine (1970) (118)
Two-dimensional elastoplastic analysis of a long, cylindrical cavity under non-hydrostatic loading (1987) (113)
GEOMETRICAL IDENTIFICATION OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL ROCK BLOCK SYSTEMS USING TOPOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES (1987) (99)
Methods of determining in-situ rock stresses at great depths (1968) (95)
Optimizing the control of rock failure in servo-controlled laboratory tests (1971) (94)
A theoretical and experimental study of the percussive drilling of rock Part II—force-penetration and specific energy determinations (1971) (72)
A theoretical and experimental study of the percussive drilling of rock part III—experimental verification of the mathematical theory (1972) (57)
A theoretical and experimental study of the percussive drilling of rock Part IV—application of the model to actual percussion drilling (1972) (51)
Some Challenges of Deep Mining (2017) (50)
A model for the time-dependent behavior of rock (1994) (48)
Static analysis of the stability of three-dimensional blocky systems around excavations in rock (1988) (45)
Nuclear waste disposal and rock mechanics: contributions of the Underground Research Laboratory (URL), Pinawa, Manitoba, Canada (2004) (38)
Laboratory Measurement of Some Physical Properties of Rock (1961) (31)
The force-penetration characteristic for wedge penetration into rock (1967) (27)
Influence Of Failed Rock Properties On Tunnel Stability (1970) (26)
Computerized Design Of Rock Slopes Using Interactive Graphics For The Input And Output Of Geometrical Data (1975) (26)
The failure of rock beams: Part I—Theoretical studies (1973) (25)
Fracture network engineering for hydraulic fracturing (2011) (23)
Fractures and Fracturing - Hydraulic fracturing in Jointed Rock (2013) (20)
On the stability of tunnels under gravity loading, with post-peak softening of the ground (1997) (16)
The Role of In-situ Rock Stresses And Mud Pressure On the Penetration Rate of PDC Bits (1989) (15)
Rock Fracture And Fragmentation (1981) (14)
RESILIENT MODULUS TESTING OF ASPHALT SPECIMENS IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM D4123-82 (1990) (14)
A COMPARISON BETWEEN THE DISTINCT ELEMENT METHOD AND THE FINITE ELEMENT METHOD FOR ANALYSIS OF THE STABILITY OF AN EXCAVATION IN JOINTED ROCK (1990) (14)
Controlled failure of hollow rock cylinders in uniaxial compression (1972) (12)
Fuzzy Methodology In Tunnel Support Design (1985) (12)
GENERALIZATION OF THE GROUND REACTION CURVE CONCEPT (1982) (11)
The failure of rock beams: Part II—Experimental studies (1973) (11)
Influence of Rock Anisotropy and Time-Dependent Deformation on the Stress-Relief and High-Modulus Inclusion Techniques of In Situ Stress Determination (1965) (10)
The International Stripa Project: an overview (1993) (10)
Study of crack propagation produced by the sustained borehole pressure in blasting (1970) (9)
1 – Analysis and Design in Rock Mechanics – The General Context (1993) (9)
On The Determination Of The State Of Stress In Rock Masses (1965) (9)
Fracture Mechanics In the Context of Rock Crushing: Preliminary Experimental Results Concerning the Impact of Limestone Spheres (1992) (9)
Geomechanics issues related to long-term isolation of nuclear waste (2002) (8)
Rock Mechanics Studies Of Proposed Underground Mining Of Potash In Sergipe, Brazil (1979) (8)
General Report: Deformation, Yield, Rupture And Stability of Excavations At Depth In Rock (1989) (8)
Field Experiments on Hydraulic Fracturing (1972) (7)
ANALYSIS OF TUNNEL SUPPORT LOADS USING A LARGE DISPLACEMENT, DISTINCT BLOCK MODEL (1978) (7)
Theoretical and practical investigations of improved hard rock cutting systems (1988) (7)
Synthetic Rock Mass Applications in Mass Mining (2011) (6)
Nondestructive and automated testing for soil and rock properties. ASTM special technical publication 1350 (1999) (6)
THE THEORY OF DETERMINATION OF STRESS CHANGES IN A TRANSUERSELY ISOTROPIC MEDIUM, USING AN INSTRUMENTED CYLINDRICAL INCLUSION (1970) (5)
Numerical Simulation of the Effects of Heating On the Permeability of a Jointed Rock Mass (1999) (5)
The DSP - A New Instrument for Estimation of the In-Situ Stress State at Depth (1973) (5)
Hydraulic fracturing and its potential for determining in situ stresses at great depths (1968) (5)
A four-component borehole deformation gauge for the determination of in situ stresses in rock masses (1967) (5)
General philosophy of support design for underground structures in hard rock (1991) (4)
Fracture Network Engineering: Combining Microseismic Imaging And Hydrofracture Numerical Simulations (2012) (4)
SOME CONSEQUENCES OF INELASTIC ROCK-MASS DEFORMATION ON THE TUNNEL SUPPORT LOADS PREDICTED BY THE EINSTEIN AND SCHWARTZ DESIGN APPROACH (2000) (4)
Some Bit-Penetration Characteristics In Pink Tennessee Marble (1970) (3)
The Roles of Stress Wave And Gas Pressure In Presplitting (1967) (3)
Energy Transmission in Percussive Drilling (1959) (3)
Insights on the stability of large excavations from analytical and numerical models (1997) (3)
Rock Engineering: Where is the Laboratory? (2019) (3)
Correlation of numerical and physical models - an approach to the estimation of rock mass behaviour (1987) (3)
Improved Design in Rock and Soil Engineering with Numerical Modelling (2018) (2)
Design Charts For A Deep Circular Tunnel Under Non-Hydrostatic Loading (1984) (2)
Application of animated graphics in the analysis of large scale blocky rock system around excavation (1988) (2)
BOREHOLE METHODS OF STRESS DETERMINATION (1968) (2)
A NUMERICAL STUDY OF EXCAVATION SUPPORT LOADS IN JOINTED ROCK MASSES (1982) (2)
Influence of Inelastic Rock Properties on The Stability of a Well-Bore (1970) (2)
Analysis and design methods (1993) (2)
Underground Nuclear Testing in French Polynesia: Stability and Hydrology Issues (1999) (2)
The Scratch Test — An Innovative and Inexpensive Method to Determine the Compressive Strength and Mohr-Coulomb Failure Envelope for Sedimentary Rock (2014) (2)
The Topological Structure of Fracture Systems In Rock (1991) (2)
Geological isolation of radioactive waste: a challenge that must be met (1993) (2)
Issues With Numerical Simulation of Core Disking (2012) (1)
THE WORK OF THE UNDERGROUND CONSTRUCTION RESEARCH COUNCIL (1975) (1)
52 – Comments on the Modeling of Coupled Thermo-Mechanical-Fluid Flow Behavior of Rock Masses (1987) (1)
Elasto-plastic analysis of elliptical cavities in rock subject to non-hydrostatic loading (1999) (1)
Underground Nuclear Power Plants: The Seismic Advantage (2014) (1)
Comparison Of Numerical Modeting With Predictions From Laboratory Tests And Field Observations Of Deformation In A Potash Mine In Sergipe, Brazil (1985) (1)
Some Opportunities For Science And Engineering At DUSEL (2007) (1)
Analysis of tunnel support requirements using the convergence-confinement method and the hoek-brown rock failure criterion (2000) (1)
The Strength And Deformability of Rock Masses - An Important Research Need (1993) (1)
The Excavation Damage Zone — An International Perspective (2018) (1)
John C. Jaeger memorial dedication lecture (1992) (0)
Rock Mechanics Issues In Underground Mining, Large Permanent Excavations And Thermomechanical Problems (1983) (0)
Underground nuclear power plants: A realistic option? (2016) (0)
Energy, conservation, and the underground (1976) (0)
CONVERGENCE-CONFINEMENT METHOD Application of the Convergence-Confinement Method of Tunnel Design to Rock Masses That Satisfy the Hoek-Brown Failure Criterion (2003) (0)
Numerical Analysis as a Practical Design Tool in Geo-Engineering (2000) (0)
A Theoretical Study of the Stability of Bolted-Laminated Mine Roof (1973) (0)
APPROXIMATE STATICAL SOLUTION OF THE ELASTOPLASTIC INTERFACE IN THE PROBLEM OF AN INFINITE MEDIUM WITH A CIRCULAR HOLE. (1982) (0)
Underground storage, with emphasis on storage in excavated rock caverns (1989) (0)
Twenty-Five Years Of Book Mechanics - A Personal Viev (1984) (0)
Performance Evaluation of Engineered Geothermal Systems Using Discrete Fracture Network Simulations (2021) (0)
Experience in the development of mined underground space in Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area (1987) (0)
DUSEL Working Group: Underground Construction and Mining (2008) (0)
Towards the Design of Effective Engineered Geothermal Systems (2012) (0)
Micro-Computer Modelling And Practical Design/monitoring of Large Underground Excavations (1990) (0)
Fracture in Rocks and Engineering Implications (2013) (0)

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