ABSTRACT

Rock dynamics studies the response of rock materials and rock masses under dynamic loading conditions. In the last a couple of decades, the development of experimental and computational techniques has been able to capture the progress of fracturing in microsecond steps, allowing the exploration on how the fracture is initiated, propagated and branc

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Keynotes

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Laboratory testing and field observation

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Dynamics theory and numerical modelling

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Engineering design and case studies