Software: PFC

Publications

 

Achmus, M., and K. Abdel-Rahman. (2003) "The Influence of 'up-Scaling' on the Results of Particle Method Calculations of Non-Cohesive Soils," in Numerical Modeling in Micromechanics Via Particle Methods. Proceedings of the 1st International PFC Symposium, Gelsenkirchen, Germany, November 2002, pp. 183-187, H. Konietzky, Ed. Lisse: Balkema.

An, B. (2006) A Study of Energy Loss During Rock Impact Using PFC2D, Ph.D. Thesis, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Alberta, Spring.

An, B., and D. D. Tannant. (2007) "Discrete Element Method Contact Model for Dynamic Simulation of Inelastic Rock Impact," Comput. Geosci., 33(4), 513-521 (May).

Aoki, K., et al. (2004) "Evaluation of EDZ Around Rock Cavern by AE Measurements and PFC Simulation," in Numerical Modeling in Micromechanics Via Particle Methods - 2004. Proceedings of the 2nd International PFC Symposium, Kyoto, Japan, October 2004, pp. 73-83, Y. Shimizu, R. D. Hart, and P. Cundall, Eds. Leiden: Balkema.

Arenson, L. U. (2004) "Numerically Modeling the Strength of Ice Using Discrete Elements," in Numerical Modeling in Micromechanics Via Particle Methods - 2004. Proceedings of the 2nd International PFC Symposium, Kyoto, Japan, October 2004, pp. 341-345, Y. Shimizu, R. D. Hart, and P. Cundall, Eds. Leiden: Balkema.

Autio, J., T. Wanne and D. Potyondy. (2002) "Particle Mechanical Simulation of the Effect of Schistosity on Strength and Deformation of Hard Rock," in NARMS-TAC 2002: Mining and Tunnelling Innovation and Opportunity, Vol. 1, pp. 275-282, R. Hammah, et al., Eds. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.

Azevedo, N., I. May and J. V. Lemos. (2003) "Numerical Simulations of Plain Concrete Under Shear Loading Conditions," in Numerical Modeling in Micromechanics Via Particle Methods. Proceedings of the 1st International PFC Symposium, Gelsenkirchen, Germany, November 2002, pp. 79-86, H. Konietzky, Ed. Lisse: Rotterdam.

Barla, G., et al. (2003) "Continuum and Discontinuum Modelling of a High Rock Cut," in Technology Roadmap for Rock Mechanics. Proceedings of the 10th Congress of the ISRM, Johannesburg, September 2003, Vol. 1, pp. 79-84. Johannesburg: SAIMM.

Baylac, B., and S. M. Masson J. (2001) "Localisation Analysis from DEM Simulations of Soil-Structure Interactions," in Powders and Grains 2001, pp. 319-322, Y. Kishino, Ed. Lisse: Balkema.

Bertrand, D., F. Nicot and P. Gotteland. (2004) "DEM Modeling of Soil Geocomposite Material for Rockfall Impact," in Numerical Modeling in Micromechanics Via Particle Methods - 2004. Proceedings of the 2nd International PFC Symposium, Kyoto, Japan, October 2004, pp. 13-20, Y. Shimizu, R. D. Hart, and P. Cundall, Eds. Leiden: Balkema.

Beus, M. J., S. Iverson and B. Stewart. (1997) "Application of Physical Modelling and Particle Flow Analysis to Evaluate Ore-Pass Design," Trans. Inst. Min. Metall. (a), 106, A110-A117 (September-December).

Beus, M. J., et al. (2001) "Design of Ore Passes," in Underground Mining Methods: Engineering Fundamentals and International Case Studies, pp. 627-634, W. A. Hustrulid and R. L. Bullock, Eds. Littleton, Colorado: SME.

Beus, M. J., M. Ruest and H. Keim. (2002) "New Technology for Hoist Conveyance Monitoring and Analysis," presented at the CIM Annual General Meeting Proceedings, Vancouver, April-May 2002, www.cim.org.

Beus, M., et al. (1999) "Static and Dynamic Loads in Ore and Waste Rock Passes in Underground Mines," in Rock Mechanics for Industry. Proceedings of the 37th U.S. Rock Mechanics Symposium, Vail, Colorado, June 1999, Vol. 1, pp. 489-495, B. Amadei et al., Ed. Rotterdam: Balkema.

Billaux, D., F. Dedecker and P. Cundall. (2004) "A Novel Approach to Studying Rock Damage: The Three Dimensional Adaptive Continuum / Discontinuum Code," in Rock Engineering: Theory and Practice. Proceedings of ISRM Regional Symposium EUROCK 2004 & 53rd Geomechanics Colloquy, Salzburg, Austria, October 2004, pp. 723-728, W. Schubert, Ed. Essen: Verlag Glückauf.

Blümling, P., and H. Konietzky. (2004) "Calibration and Verification of a Constitutive Law for Opalinus Lay - Results from Laboratory and in-Situ Tests," in 2nd Colloquium of Rock Mechanics -- Theory and Practice. Mitteilungen für Ingenieurgeologie und Geomechanik der TU Wien, Vol. 6, pp. 88-95.

Bortal-Nafaa, S., and D. Gouvenot. (2003) "Fine Cement Grout Injection: Discrete Numerical Modeling," in Numerical Modeling in Micromechanics Via Particle Methods. Proceedings of the 1st International PFC Symposium, Gelsenkirchen, Germany, November 2002, pp. 165-171, H. Konietzky, Ed. Lisse: Balkema.

Bortzmeyer, D. (1997) "Mechanical Properties and Attrition Resistance of Porous Agglomerates," in Powders & Grains 97. Proceedings of the Third International Conference, Durham, North Carolina, May 1997, pp. 121-124, R. P. Behringer and J. T. Jenkins, Eds. Rotterdam: Balkema.

Boutt, D., and B. McPherson. (2002) "The Role of Particle Packing in Modeling Rock Mechanical Behavior Using Discrete Elements," in Discrete Element Methods: Numerical Modeling of Discontinua, pp. 86-92. Reston, Virginia: ASCE.

Brown, E. T. (2003) Block Caving Geomechanics (The International Caving Study I, 1997-2000). University of Queensland, JKMRC Monograph Series in Mining and Mineral Processing, Vol. 3. Indooroopilly, Australia: JKMRC.

Buttlar, W., and Z. You. (2002) "Stiffness Prediction of Hot Mixture Asphalt (HMA) Based Upon Microfabric Discrete Element Modeling (MDEM)," in Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Road & Airfield Pavement Technology (Kunming, China, April 2002), pp. 409-417. Beijing: People's Communications Publishing House.

Bwalya, M. M., and M. H. Moys. (2001) "The Use of DEM in Modelling and Scaling-up of (S)AG Mills," in Proceedings of the SAG Conference 2001: Mining and Mineral Process Engineering (Vancouver, September 2001), pp. IV-180-IV-190. SAG Conference Proceedings, Electronic Version 2.0, September.

Bwalya, M. M., and M. H. Moys. (2003) "The Use of PFC2D to Simulate Milling," in Numerical Modeling in Micromechanics Via Particle Methods. Proceedings of the 1st International PFC Symposium, Gelsenkirchen, Germany, November 2002, pp. 73-77, H. Konietzky, Ed. Lisse: Balkema.

Cai, M., P. K. Kaiser and C. D. Martin. (2001) "Quantification of Rock Mass Damage in Underground Excavations from Microseismic Event Monitoring," Int. J. Rock Mech. Min. Sci., 38, 1135-1145.

Cai, M., et al. (2007) "FLAC/PFC Coupled Numerical Simulation of AE in Large-Scale Underground Excavations," Int. J. Rock Mech. Min. Sci., 44, 550-564.

Cai, M., et al. (2007) "Peak and Residual Strengths of Jointed Rock Masses and Their Determination for Engineering Design," in Rock Mechanics: Meeting Society's Challenges and Demands (1st Canada-US Rock Mechanics Symposium, Vancouver, Canada, May 2007), Vol. 1: Fundamentals, New Technologies & New Ideas, pp. 259-267, E. Eberhardt, D. Stead, and T. Morrison, Eds. London: Taylor & Francis Group.

Calvetti, F., C. Di Prisco and R. Nova. (2001) "Modelling of Pipeline-Landslide Interaction," in Powders and Grains 2001, pp. 305-308, Y. Kishino, Ed. Lisse: Balkema.

Carranza-Torres, C., C. Fairhurst and L. Lorig. (1997) "Insights on the Stability of Large Excavations from Analytical and Numerical Models," Felsbau, 15(1), 45-63.

Chandler, N. (2004) "Developing Tools for Excavation Design at Canada's Underground Research Laboratory," Int. J. Rock Mech. Min. Sci., 41, 1229-1249.

Chandler, N. A. (1998) "Geotechnical and Rock Mechanics Research for Nuclear Fuel Waste Management in Canada," in Proceedings of the International Workshop on the Rock Mechanics of Nuclear Waste Repositories. Vail, Colorado, June 1998, pp. 91-115, S. Saeb and C. Francke, Eds. Alexandria, Virginia: ARMA.

Chandler, N., et al. (2000) "An Integrated Approach to Excavation Design - A Project Within Canada's Used Fuel Disposal Program," in Pacific Rocks 2000: Rock Around the Rim. Proceedings of the 4th North American Rock Mechanics Symposium, Seattle, July-August 2000, pp. 1271-1278, J. Girard et al., Ed. Rotterdam: Balkema.

Chandler, N. (2001) The Incorporation of Rock Pore Pressure in Repository Design and Excavation Stability Analysis, Ontario Power Generation, Report No. 06819-REP-01200-10068-R00.

Chandler, N., et al. (2002) "Computing Brittle Rock Fracture and Excavation Stability Using the Particle Flow Code," in Proceedings of the 2nd Canadian Specialty Conference on Computer Applications in Geotechnique (Winnipeg, April 2002), pp. 104-111. Alliston, Ontario, Canada: Canadian Geotechnical Society.

Chang, et al. (2006) "Preliminary Study on Mechanism and Improvement of Low-Pressure Grouting in Liquefiable Ground," in Sea to Sky Geotechnique (CD Proceedings of the 59th Canadian Geotechnical Conference & 7th Joint CGS/IAH-CNC Groundwater Specialty Conference, Vancouver, October 2006), pp. 641-648, Paper No. 0202-209.

Chareyre, B., and P. Villard. (2003) "Discrete Element Modeling of Curved Geosynthetic Anchorages with Known Macro-Properties," in Numerical Modeling in Micromechanics Via Particle Methods. Proceedings of the 1st International PFC Symposium, Gelsenkirchen, Germany, November 2002, pp. 197-203, H. Konietzky, Ed. Lisse: Balkema.

Cheon, D. S., et al. (2007) "Laboratory Study on the Characteristics of Breakout Under Polyaxial Stress Conditions," in The Second Half Century of Rock Mechanics (11th Congress of the International Society for Rock Mechanics, Lisbon, July 2007), Vol. 1, pp. 331-334, L. Ribeiro e Sousa, C. Olalla, and N. Grossmann, Eds. London: Taylor & Francis Group.

Cho, N., et al. (2004) "Modelling Dilation in Brittle Rocks," in Gulf Rocks 2004: Rock Mechanics Across Borders & Disciplines. Proceedings of the 6th NARMS Conference, Houston, June 2004, D. P. Yale, S. M. Willson, and A. S. Abou-Sayed, Eds. Paper no. ARMA/NARMS 04-483.

Claquin, C., and F. Emeriault. (2001) "Interface Behavior of Granular Materials: Discrete Numerical Simulation and Statistical Homogenization," in Powders & Grains 2001, pp. 323-326, Y. Kishino, Ed. Rotterdam: Balkema.

Cui, L., and C. O'Sullivan. (2003) "Analysis of a Triangulation Based Approach for Specimen Generation for Discrete Element Simulations," Gran. Matt., 5, 135-145.

Cundall, P. (2001) "Attachment 2 - Technical Note: The Incorporation of Fluid Coupling Into PFC," in The Incorporation of Rock Pore Pressure in Repository Design and Excavation Stability Analysis, Ontario Power Generation, Report No. 06819-REP-01200-10068-R00.

Cundall, P. A. (1998) "Rock Stability and Long-Term Damage Assessment in the Mine-by Tunnel at URL, Canada," in Proceedings of the International Workshop on Reversibility: Scientific and Technical Bases for the Reversibility of Geological Disposal. Paris, November 1998, 2nd Session, Paper 1. Chatenay-Malabry, France: ANDRA.

Cundall, P. A. (2000) "A Discontinuous Future for Numerical Modelling in Geomechanics?" Geotech. Eng., 149(1), 41-47.

Cundall, P. A. (2000) "Numerical Experiments on Rough Joints in Shear Using a Bonded Particle Model," in Aspects of Tectonic Faulting, pp. 1-9, F. K. Lehner and J. L. Urai, Eds. Berlin: Springer-Verlag.

Cundall, P. A. (2004) "A Self-Similar Bond Model for PFC2D," in Numerical Modeling in Micromechanics Via Particle Methods - 2004. Proceedings of the 2nd International PFC Symposium, Kyoto, Japan, October 2004, pp. 217-223, Y. Shimizu, R. D. Hart, and P. Cundall, Eds. Leiden: Balkema.

Cundall, P. A., H. Konietzky and D. O. Potyondy. (1996) "PFC - Ein Neues Werkzeug Für Numerische Modellierungen," Bautechnik, 73(8), 492-498.

Cundall, P. A., L. J. Lorig and D. O. Potyondy. (1996) "Distinct-Element Models of Explosion-Induced Failure of Rock, Including Fragmentation and Gas Interaction," in Explosion Effects in Granular Materials, pp. 369-394, A. Jenssen et al., Ed. Oslo: Norwegian Defense Construction Service.

Cundall, P. A., D. O. Potyondy and C. A. Lee. (1996) "Micromechanics-Based Models for Fracture and Breakout Around the Mine-by Tunnel," in Designing the Excavation Disturbed Zone Workshop on Designing the Excavation Disturbed Zone for a Nuclear Repository in Hard Rock (Winnipeg, September 1996). Proceedings of the EDZ Workshop, pp. 113-122, J. B. Martino and C. D. Martin, Eds. Toronto: 1996 Int. Conf. on Deep Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste.

Cundall, P. A., et al. (2003) "Evaluation of Schemes to Improve the Efficiency of a Complete Model of Blasting and Rock Fracture," in Numerical Modeling in Micromechanics Via Particle Methods. Proceedings of the 1st International PFC Symposium, Gelsenkirchen, Germany, November 2002, pp. 107-115, H. Konietzky, Ed. Lisse: Balkema.

Cundall, P., M. Board and J. Tinucci. (1995) "Numerical Modeling Related to Rockburst Research," in Applied Rockburst Research. Proceedings of the International Workshop, Santiago, May 1994, pp. 43-59, J. C. Cereceda and M. Van Sint Jan, Eds. Santiago: Editec.

Cunningham, C., M. Braithwaite and I. Parker. (2006) "Vixen Detonation Codes: Energy Input for the HSBM," in FRAGBLAST - 8 (8th International Symposia on Rock Fragmentation by Blasting, Santiago, Chile, May 2006), pp. 169-174. Santiago: Editec.

Damjanac, B., et al. (2007) "Mechanical Degradation of Emplacement Drifts at Yucca Mountain --- A Modeling Case Study, Part II: Lithophysal Rock," Int. J. Rock Mech. Min. Sci., 44, 368-399.

Damjanac, B., C. Fairhurst and T. Brandshaug. (1999) "Numerical Simulation of the Effects of Heating on the Permeability of a Jointed Rock Mass," in Proceedings of the 9th ISRM Congress on Rock Mechanics. Paris, 1999, Vol. 2, pp. 881-885. Rotterdam: Balkema.

de Pater, C. J., et al. (2003) "Experimental Study of Hydraulic Fracturing in Sand," in Soil and Rock America 2003. Proceedings of the 39th U.S. Rock Mechanics Symposium, Cambridge, Massachusetts, June 2003, pp. 14351-1458, P. J. Culligan, H. H. Einstein, and A. J. Whittle, Eds. Essen: Verlag Glückauf.

Dedecker, F., D. Billaux and S. Gentier. (2003) "Modeling of the Borehole Vicinity in a Hot Dry Rock Heat Exchanger System," in Numerical Modeling in Micromechanics Via Particle Methods (1st International PFC Symposium, Gelsenkirchen, Germany, November 2002), pp. 259-267, H. Konietzky, Ed. Lisse: Balkema.

DeGagné, D. O., and S. D. McKinnon. (2006) "The Influence of Cave Mass Properties on Discrete Sublevel Cave Models," in Golden Rocks 2006 --- 50 Years of Rock Mechanics, Colorado School of Mines, June 2006 (41st U.S. Rock Mechanics Symposium). Paper No. 06-1148, S. Yale, et al., Eds. ARMA.

Deluzarche, R., B. Cambou and J. J. Fry. (2003) "Modeling of Rockfill Behavior with Crushable Particles," in Numerical Modeling in Micromechanics Via Particle Methods. Proceedings of the 1st International PFC Symposium, Gelsenkirchen, Germany, November 2002, pp. 219-224, H. Konietzky, Ed. Lisse: Balkema.

Deluzarche, R., F. Dedecker and J. J. Fry. (2003) "Static and Dynamic Analysis of Stability of Rocky Slopes Via Particle Methods," in Numerical Modeling in Micromechanics Via Particle Methods. Proceedings of the 1st International PFC Symposium, Gelsenkirchen, Germany, November 2002, pp. 125-131, H. Konietzky, Ed. Lisse: Balkema.

Detournay, C., and B. Wu. (2006) "Semi-Analytical Models for Predicting the Amount and Rate of Sand Production," in Multiphysics Coupling and Long Term Behaviour in Rock Mechanics (Proceedings of ISRM Eurock 2006, Liège, Belgium, May 2006), pp. 373-380, A. Van Cotthem et al., Ed. London: Taylor & Francis Group.

Diederichs, M. S. (1999) Instability of Hard Rockmasses: The Role of Tensile Damage and Relaxation. Ph.D. Thesis, University of Waterloo.

Diederichs, M. S., P. K. Kaiser and E. Eberhardt. (2004) "Damage Initiation and Propagation in Hard Rock During Tunnelling and the Influence of Near-Face Stress Rotation," Int. J. Rock Mech. Min. Sci., 41, 785-812.

Diederichs, M. S. (2002) "Stress Induced Damage Accumulation and Implications for Hard Rock Engineering (Keynote Lecture)," in NARMS-TAC 2002: Mining and Tunnelling Innovation and Opportunity, Vol. 1, pp. 3-12, R. Hammah, et al., Eds. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.

Dolezalová, M., P. Czene and F. Havel. (2003) "Micromechanical Modeling of Stress Path Effects Using PFC2D Code," in Numerical Modeling in Micromechanics Via Particle Methods. Proceedings of the 1st International PFC Symposium, Gelsenkirchen, Germany, November 2002, pp. 173-181, H. Konietzky, Ed. Lisse: Balkema.

El Shamy, U. (2004) A Coupled Continuum-Discrete Fluid-Particle Model for Granular Soil Liquefaction. Ph.D. Thesis, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, August.

Evgin, E. (2000) "An Experimental Study and Numerical Simulation of Liquefaction at a Soil-Structure Interface," in Geotechnical Engineering at the Dawn of the 3rd Millennium. Proceedings of the 53rd Canadian Geotechnical Conference, Montreal, 2000, pp. 1075-1082. Richmond, B.C., Canada: Canadian Geotechnical Society.

Fairhurst, C. (1997) "Geomaterials and Recent Developments in Micro-Mechanical Numerical Models," ISRM News J., 4(2), 11-14.

Fairhurst, C. (1999) "Rock Mechanics and Nuclear Waste Repositories (Keynote Paper)," in Proceedings of the International Workshop on the Rock Mechanics of Nuclear Waste Repositories. Vail, Colorado, June 1998, pp. 1-45, S. Saeb and C. Francke, Eds. Alexandria, Virginia: ARMA.

Fairhurst, C. (2004) "Nuclear Waste Disposal and Rock Mechanics: Contributions of the Underground Research Laboratory (URL), Pinawa, Manitoba, Canada," Int. J. Rock Mech. Min. Sci., 41, 1221-1227.

Fairhurst, C., and C. Carranza-Torres. (2002) "Closing the Circle - Some Comments on Design Procedures for Tunnel Supports in Rock," in Proceedings of the University of Minnesota 50th Annual Geotechnical Conference (February 2002), pp. 21-84, J. F. Labuz and J. G. Bentler, Eds. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota.

Fakhimi, A., et al. (2002) "Simulation of Failure Around a Circular Opening in Rock," Int. J. Rock Mech. Min. Sci., 39, 507-515.

Fakhimi, A. A., and J. F. Labuz. (2002) "Modeling Rock Failure Around a Circular Opening," in Discrete Element Methods: Numerical Modeling of Discontinua (Third International Conference, Santa Fe, September 2002), pp. 323-328. Reston, Virginia: ASCE.

Ferellec, J. F., C. Mochizuki and A. Hirata. (2004) "DEM Simulation of Bulk Material Flow in a Feeding System of Blast Furnace," in Numerical Modeling in Micromechanics Via Particle Methods - 2004. Proceedings of the 2nd International PFC Symposium, Kyoto, Japan, October 2004, pp. 103-110, Y. Shimizu, R. D. Hart, and P. Cundall, Eds. Leiden: Balkema.

Fjaer, E., et al. (2004) "Modeling the Rate of Sand Production," in Gulf Rocks 2004: Rock Mechanics Across Borders & Disciplines. Proceedings of the 6th NARMS Conference, Houston, June 2004, D. P. Yale, S. M. Willson, and A. S. Abou-Sayed, Eds. Paper no. ARMA/NARMS 04-588.

Funatsu, T., et al. (2007) "Study on the Numerical Modeling of Crack Propagation in Rock by the Distinct Element Method," in The Second Half Century of Rock Mechanics (11th Congress of the International Society for Rock Mechanics, Lisbon, July 2007), Vol. 1, pp. 439-442, L. Ribeiro e Sousa, C. Olalla, and N. Grossmann, Eds. London: Taylor & Francis Group.

Giese, S. (2003) "Numerical Simulation of Vibroflotation Compaction - Application of Dynamic Boundary Conditions," in Numerical Modeling in Micromechanics Via Particle Methods. Proceedings of the 1st International PFC Symposium, Gelsenkirchen, Germany, November 2002, pp. 117-124, H. Konietzky, Ed. Lisse: Balkema.

Gil, I., et al. (2005) "Modeling the Mechanical Properties of Antler Sandstone Using a Discrete Element Model," in Proceedings of Alaska Rocks 2005 - Rock Mechanics for Energy, Mineral and Infrastructure Development in the Northern Regions (CD). University of Alaska-Anchorage, June 2005, Paper No. ARMA/USRMS 05-717, G. Chen, et al., Eds. ARMA, University of Alaska-Fairbanks.

Gilbride, L. J., K. S. Free and R. Kehrman. (2005) "Modeling Block Cave Subsidence at the Molycorp, Inc., Questa Mine - A Case Study," in Proceedings of Alaska Rocks 2005 - Rock Mechanics for Energy, Mineral and Infrastructure Development in the Northern Regions (CD). University of Alaska-Anchorage, June 2005, Paper No. ARMA/USRMS 05-881, G. Chen, et al., Eds. ARMA, University of Alaska-Fairbanks.

González, E., et al. (2003) "Discrete and Continuum Approaches for Fast Landslide Modeling," in Numerical Modeling in Micromechanics Via Particle Methods (1st International PFC Symposium, Gelsenkirchen, Germany, November 2002), pp. 307-313, H. Konietzky, Ed. Lisse: Balkema.

Govender I., et al. (2001) "Validated DEM - Potential Major Improvements to SAG Mill Modelling," in Proceedings of the SAG Conference 2001: Mining and Mineral Process Engineering (Vancouver, September 2001), pp. IV-101-IV-114. SAG Conference Proceedings, Electronic Version 2.0, September.

Guest, A. R., and P. A. Cundall. (1994) "A Three-Dimensional Particle Flow Code for Block Cave Modelling," in The Application of Numerical Modeling in Geotechnical Engineering, pp. 15-18. Pretoria: ISRM-SANG.

Ha, T., et al. (2007) "Numerical Analysis of Fracture Toughness with Chevron Bend Test," in The Second Half Century of Rock Mechanics (11th Congress of the International Society for Rock Mechanics, Lisbon, July 2007), Vol. 1, pp. 369-371, L. Ribeiro e Sousa, C. Olalla, and N. Grossmann, Eds. London: Taylor & Francis Group.

Hadjigeorgiou, J., K. Esmaieli and M. Grenon. (2007) "Investigating Raise Stability Using Fracture System and Particle Flow Tools," in Rock Mechanics: Meeting Society's Challenges and Demands (1st Canada-U.S. Rock Mechanics Symposium, Vancouver, May 2007), Vol. 1: Fundamentals, New Technologies & New Ideas, pp. 531-357, E. Eberhardt et al., Ed. London: Taylor & Francis Group.

Hadjigeorgiou, J., and J. F. Lessard. (2007) "Numerical Investigations of Ore Pass Hang-up Phenomena," Int. J. Rock Mech. Min. Sci., 44, 820-834.

Hainbüchner, E., et al. (2003) "Particle Based Modeling of Shear Box Tests and Stability Problems for Shallow Foundations in Sand," in Numerical Modeling in Micromechanics Via Particle Methods. Proceedings of the 1st International PFC Symposium, Gelsenkirchen, Germany, November 2002, pp. 151-156, H. Konietzky, Ed. Lisse: Balkema.

Hakala, M. (1998) Particle Mechanical Aspect of Stress-Strain Behaviour in Rock, Posiva Oy, 98-77.

Han, Y., and B. Liu. (2006) "FLAC Numerical Modeling on Poroelastic Responses of Saturated Solid Cylindrical Rock Samples (in Chinese)," in Proceedings of the 9th China National Rock Mechanics & Engineering Conference, pp. 236-243. Beijing: Science Publishing Co.

Harireche, O., and G. R. McDowell. (2003) "Discrete Element Modelling of Cyclic Loading of Crushable Aggregates," Gran. Matt., 5, 147-151.

Hart, R. (2003) "Enhancing Rock Stress Understanding Through Numerical Analysis," Int. J. Rock Mech. Min. Sci., 40, 1089-1097.

Hart, R., and C. Fairhurst. (2000) "Application of Discontinuum Modeling in Geotechnical Studies for Nuclear Waste Isolation," in Geoecology and Computers. Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Advances of Computer Methods in Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, Moscow, February 2000, pp. 15-28, S. A. Yufin, Ed. Rotterdam: Balkema.

Hazzard, J. F., S. C. Maxwell and R. P. Young. (1998) "Micromechanical Modeling of Acoustic Emissions," in EUROCK 98. Proceedings of the SPE/ISRM Conference on Rock Mechanics in Petroleum Engineering, Trondheim, July 1998, Vol. 2, pp. 509-517. Richardson, Texas: SPE.

Hazzard, J. F., and R. P. Young. (2000) "Micromechanical Modeling of Cracking and Failure in Brittle Rocks," J. Geophys. Res., 105(B7), 683-397.

Hazzard, J. F., and R. P. Young. (2000) "Simulating Acoustic Emissions in Bonded-Particle Models of Rock (Technical Note)," Int. J. Rock Mech. Min. Sci., 37(5), 867-872.

Hazzard, J. F., and R. P. Young. (2001) "Seismic Validation of Micromechanical Models," in Rock Mechanics in the National Interest. Proceedings of the 38th U.S. Rock Mechanics Symposium, Washington, D.C., July 2001, Vol. 2, pp. 1029-1034. Rotterdam: Balkema.

Hazzard, J. F., and R. P. Young. (2004) "Dynamic Modelling of Induced Seismicity," Int. J. Rock Mech. Min. Sci., 41, 1365-1376.

Hazzard, J. F., R. P. Young and S. J. Oates. (2002) "Numerical Modeling of Seismicity Induced by Fluid Injection in a Fractured Reservoir," in NARMS-TAC 2002: Mining and Tunnelling Innovation and Opportunity, Vol. 2, pp. 1023-1030, R. Hammah, et al., Eds. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.

Hobbs, B. E., et al. (2004) "Ab Inito Emergent Phenomena in PFC," in Numerical Modeling in Micromechanics Via Particle Methods - 2004. Proceedings of the 2nd International PFC Symposium, Kyoto, Japan, October 2004, pp. 235-239, Y. Shimizu, R. D. Hart, and P. Cundall, Eds. Leiden: Balkema.

Holst, J., et al. (1997) Silo Filling: Discrete Particle and Continuum Modelling of Particulate Solids in Silos (Calculations Presented from an International Collaborative Study), University of Edinburgh, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Research Report R97-007.

Holt, R. M. (2001) "Particle Vs. Laboratory Modelling of in Situ Compaction," Phys. Chem. Earth (A), 26(1-2), 89-93.

Holt, R. M., T. Brandshaug and P. A. Cundall. (2000) "Discrete Particle and Laboratory Modelling of Core Mechanics," in Pacific Rocks 2000: Rock Around the Rim. Proceedings of the 4th North American Rock Mechanics Symposium, Seattle, July-August 2000, pp. 1217-1224, J. Girard et al., Ed. Rotterdam: Balkema.

Holt, R. M., D. Doornhof and C. J. Kenter. (2003) "Use of Discrete Particle Modeling to Understand Stress-Release Effects on Mechanical and Petrophysical Behavior of Granular Rocks," in Numerical Modeling in Micromechanics Via Particle Methods (1st International PFC Symposium, Gelsenkirchen, Germany, November 2002), pp. 269-276, H. Konietzky, Ed. Lisse: Balkema.

Holt, R. M., et al. (2004) "Consequences of Depletion-Induced Stress Changes on Reservoir Compaction and Recovery," in Gulf Rocks 2004: Rock Mechanics Across Borders & Disciplines. Proceedings of the 6th NARMS Conference, Houston, June 2004, D. P. Yale, S. M. Willson, and A. S. Abou-Sayed, Eds. Paper no. ARMA/NARMS 04-589.

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