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 (1st International PFC Symposium, Gelsenkirchen, Germany, November 2002), pp. 183-187, H. Konietzky, Ed. Lisse: Balkema.

Adhikari, Z. et al. (2008) "Investigation of the Air Void Effect on Asphalt Mixture Using Particle Flow Codes," in Continuum and Distinct Element Numerical Modeling in Geo-Engineering (Proceedings, 1st International FLAC/DEM Symposium, Minneapolis, August 2008). Paper No. 08-03, R. Hart, C. Detournay, and P. Cundall, Eds. Minneapolis: Itasca Consulting Group, Inc.

Alassi, H. T., and R. M. Holt. (2008) "Relating PFC Parameters to Rock Properties for Application to Reservoir Scale Geomechanics," in Continuum and Distinct Element Numerical Modeling in Geo-Engineering (Proceedings, 1st International FLAC/DEM Symposium, Minneapolis, August 2008). Paper No. 08-01, R. Hart, C. Detournay, and P. Cundall, Eds. Minneapolis: Itasca Consulting Group, Inc.

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 (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 (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 (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 (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 (2nd International PFC Symposium, Kyoto, Japan, October 2004), pp. 13-20, Y. Shimizu, R. D. Hart, and P. Cundall, Eds. Leiden: Balkema.

Bertrand, D. et al. (2008) "Discrete Element Method (DEM) Numerical Modeling of Double-Twisted Hexagonal Mesh," Can. Geotech. J., 45, 1104-1117.

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 (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 (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 (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 (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.

Brown, E. T. (2007) "ISRM Müller Lecture 2007: Rock Mechanics --- The Basic Mining (Abridged)," ISRM News J., 19, 14-19 (December).

Brown, E. T. (2008) "Estimating the Mechanical Properties of Rock Masses," in SHIRMS 2008 (Proceedings, 1st Southern Hemisphere International Rock Mechanics Symposium, Perth, Western Australia, September 2008), Vol. 1, pp. 3-22, Y. Potvin et al., Eds. Nedlands, Western Australia: Australian Centre for Geomechanics.

Buttlar, W., and Z. You. (2002) "Stiffness Prediction of Hot Mixture Asphalt (HMA) Based Upon Microfabric Discrete Element Modeling (MDEM)," in Proceedings, 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, 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 (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, 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 (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, 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 (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 (1st International PFC Symposium, Gelsenkirchen, Germany, November 2002), pp. 197-203, H. Konietzky, Ed. Lisse: Balkema.

Chen, F. et al. (2008) "Discrete Element Simulation of 1D Upward Seepage Flow with Particle-Fluid Interaction Using Coupled Open Source Software," in Geomechanics in the Emerging Social & Technological Age (CD Proceedings, 12th IACMAG Conference, Goa, India, October 2008). Paper No. J07. Toronto: X-CD Technologies Inc.

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., C. D. Martin and D. C. Sego. (2007) "A Clumped Particle Model for Rock," Int. J. Rock Mech. & Min. Sci., 44, 997-1010.

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

Cho, N., C. D. Matin and D. C. Sego. (2008) "Development of a Shear Zone in Brittle Rock Subjected to Direct Shear," Int. J. Rock Mech. Ming. Sci., 45, 1335-1346.

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.

Costin, L. S., R. H. Price and M. Y. Lee. (2009) "Characterization of a High Lithophysal Welded Tuff Unit Using a Multi-Scale Approach," in CD Proceedings, International Conference on Rock Joints and Jointed Rock Masses (Tucson, January 2009). Special Paper 1055, P. H. S. W. Kulatilake, Ed. Tucson: Kulatilake & Associates.

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 Scientific and Technical Bases for the Reversibility of Geological Disposal (International Workshop on Reversibility, 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 (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., M. E. Pierce and D. Mas Ivars. (2008) "Quantifying the Size Effect of Rock Mass Strength," in SHIRMS 2008 (Proceedings, 1st Southern Hemisphere International Rock Mechanics Symposium, Perth, Western Australia, September 2008), Vol. 2, pp. 3-15, Y. Potvin et al., Eds. Nedlands, Western Australia: Australian Centre for Geomechanics.

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 for a Nuclear Repository in Hard Rock (EDZ Workshop, Winnipeg, September 1996), pp. 113-122, J. B. Martino and C. D. Martin, Eds. Toronto: Canadian Nuclear Society.

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 (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 (International Workshop, Santiago, May 1994), pp. 43-59, J. C. Cereceda and M. Van Sint Jan, Eds. Santiago: Editec.

Cundall, P. (2008) "Recent Advances in Numerical Modelling for Large-Scale Mining Projects," ACG News., 30, 1-7 (June).

Cundall, P. A. (2008) "An Approach to Rock Mass Modelling (PowerPoint Presentation)," in From Rock Mass to Rock Model --- CD Workshop Presentations (15 September 2008) --- SHIRMS 2008 (Proceedings, 1st Southern Hemisphere International Rock Mechanics Symposium, Perth, Western Australia, September 2008), Y. Potvin et al., Eds. Nedlands, Western Australia: Australian Centre for Geomechanics.

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, 9th ISRM Congress on Rock Mechanics (Paris, France, 1999), Vol. 2, pp. 881-885. Rotterdam: Balkema.

Das, N., B. Sukumaran and A. K. Ashmawy. (2008) "Modeling Granular Particle Shape Using Discrete Element Method," in Continuum and Distinct Element Numerical Modeling in Geo-Engineering (Proceedings, 1st International FLAC/DEM Symposium, Minneapolis, August 2008). Paper No. 08-09, R. Hart, C. Detournay, and P. Cundall, Eds. Minneapolis: Itasca Consulting Group, Inc.

de Pater, C. J. et al. (2003) "Experimental Study of Hydraulic Fracturing in Sand," in Soil and Rock America 2003 (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 (41st U.S. Rock Mechanics Symposium, Colorado School of Mines, June 2006). Paper No. 06-1148, S. Yale et al., Eds. ARMA.

Deisman, N. et al. (2008) "Geomechanical Characterization of Coalseam Reservoirs: The SRM Approach," in CD Proceedings, 2008 Asia Pacific Coalbed Methane Symposium (Brisbane, Australia, September 2008). Paper 003, P. Massarotto et al., Eds. Brisbane, Australia: University of Queensland, Chem. Eng. & Earth Sci.

Deisman, N., R. J. Chalaturnyk and D. Mas Ivars. (2009) "An Adaptive Continuum/Discontinuum Coupled Reservoir Geomechanics Simulation Approach for Fractured Reservoirs," in 2009 SPE Reservoir Simulation Symposium (The Woodlands, Texas, February 2009). Paper No. SPE 119254.

Deisman, N., D. Mas Ivars and M. Pierce. (2008) "PFC2D Smooth Joint Contact Model Numerical Experiments," in GeoEdmonton '08: A Heritage of Innovation (61st Canadian Geotechnical Conference, Edmonton, September 2008). Paper No. 83.

Deluzarche, R., B. Cambou and J. J. Fry. (2003) "Modeling of Rockfill Behavior with Crushable Particles," in Numerical Modeling in Micromechanics Via Particle Methods (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 (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 (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 (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.

Esmaieli, K., J. Hadjigeorgiou and M. Grenon. (2009) "Estimation of Synthetic Rock Mass Strength Accounting for Sample Size," in CD Proceedings, International Conference on Rock Joints and Jointed Rock Masses (Tucson, January 2009). Paper 1034, P. H. S. W. Kulatilake, Ed. Tucson: Kulatilake & Associates.

Esmaieli, K. et al. (2008) "Ore Pass Stability Analysis at the Brunswick Mine Using PFC3D," in Continuum and Distinct Element Numerical Modeling in Geo-Engineering (Proceedings, 1st International FLAC/DEM Symposium, Minneapolis, August 2008). Paper No. 07-03, R. Hart, C. Detournay, and P. Cundall, Eds. Minneapolis: Itasca Consulting Group, Inc.

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 (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, 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, 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 (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 (6th NARMS Conference, Houston, June 2004), D. P. Yale, S. M. Willson, and A. S. Abou-Sayed, Eds. Paper no. ARMA/NARMS 04-588.

Potvin, Y. et al., Eds. (2008) From Rock Mass to Rock Model --- CD Workshop Presentations (15 September 2008) --- SHIRMS 2008 (Proceedings, 1st Southern Hemisphere International Rock Mechanics Symposium, Perth, Western Australia, September 2008). Nedlands, Western Australia: Australian Centre for Geomechanics.

Funatsu, T. et al. (2008) "Numerical Analysis to Better Understand the Mechanism of the Effects of Ground Supports and Reinforcements on the Stability of Tunnels Using the Distinct Element Method," Tunn. Undergr. Sp. Tech., 23, 561-573.

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 (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 Alaska Rocks 2005 - Rock Mechanics for Energy, Mineral and Infrastructure Development in the Northern Regions (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 Alaska Rocks 2005 - Rock Mechanics for Energy, Mineral and Infrastructure Development in the Northern Regions (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.

Gorodkov, S., R. M. Holt and L. Li. (2008) "Investigation of Core Stress Memory Using Discrete Particle Modeling," in Continuum and Distinct Element Numerical Modeling in Geo-Engineering (Proceedings, 1st International FLAC/DEM Symposium, Minneapolis, August 2008). Paper No. 06-05, R. Hart, C. Detournay, and P. Cundall, Eds. Minneapolis: Itasca Consulting Group, Inc.

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

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