JOURNAL OF ROCK MECHANICS

JOURNAL OF ROCK MECHANICS

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The scientific-research Journal of Rock Mechanics is a quarterly journal, with the privilege of the Iranian Society for Rock Mechanics, intending to expand knowledge in this young branch of mechanical science, and is trying to promote the flourishing and advancement of this science in the best possible way. Therefore, the system of the scientific research journal of Rock Mechanics is trying to take a clear and useful step towards the flourishing of rock mechanics science by creating open access to the text of the authors' articles and inviting researchers to submit their articles and research achievements in this journal with a two-way anonymous refereeing policy. The Journal of Rock Mechanics receives strong reviews in fundamental, developmental, and applied knowledge, technical note articles, and research articles. The first language of the journal is "Persian". However, this journal also accepts articles in the second language "English". This journal follows the principles and criteria of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Therefore, when evaluating submitted articles, it uses similarity-finding software to ensure the originality of the articles.

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Publication ethics: Journal of Rock Mechanics respects the rules of ethics in publications and is subject to the rules of the Committee on Ethics in Publication (COPE) and follows the executive regulations of the law on preventing and dealing with fraud in scientific works.

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Plagiarism Check: This journal is equipped with Sinaweb's Hamyab similarity detection software  to prevent duplicate investigations and detect plagiarism. This system, which is designed using advanced artificial intelligence and deep learning techniques, uses all available information that has been published electronically in the country as the core of similarity detection. As soon as articles are registered in the Sinaweb Journals and Conferences System, they are reviewed with the Hamyab system, and the similarity percentage along with relevant documents is provided to the journal editors and scientific reviewers for decision-making.

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The Journal of Rock Mechanics is an Open Access journal and does not charge any fees for receiving, reviewing, printing, or viewing articles. Under the Open Access License, authors retain copyright ownership for their content, but allow anyone to download, reuse, reprint, modify, distribute, and/or copy their content, provided that the original authors and sources are correctly mentioned.

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Publication license: Journal of Rock Mechanics is licensed under CC BY 4.0. The Journal fully complies with the open access release requirements under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). Copyright will be reserved for the authors, and they can archive their articles. This means that these articles can be easily used, as long as it is properly cited.

Current Issue: Volume 10, Issue 1, Spring 2026 

Keywords Cloud

  • Numerical modeling
  • penetration rate
  • Uniaxial compressive strength
  • Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM)
  • Tunnel
  • mechanized drilling
  • Stability Analysis
  • TBM
  • numerical simulation
  • slope stability
  • Machine Learning
  • disc cutter
  • Artificial neural network (ANN)
  • Tunnel Boring Machine
  • Fluid Flow
  • Rock mass
  • Gene expression programming
  • optimization
  • Bearing Capacity
  • Mechanical properties
  • Grain Size
  • Ground settlement
  • Rock
  • linear cutting test
  • ABAQUS software
  • Sensitivity analysis
  • Abrasion
  • Fault Zone
  • railway tunnel
  • Squeezing environments
  • Maximum ground surface subsidence
  • FLAC3D
  • Penetration Rate Prediction
  • Temperature
  • Concrete
  • Failure mechanism
  • image analysis
  • Limit equilibrium method
  • Rock slope
  • Mechanized Excavation
  • Constitutive Model
  • Rock cutting
  • Granular Materials
  • Wear
  • Rotary Drilling
  • Slope stability analysis
  • Boreability
  • Rock foundation
  • discrete element method
  • cohesion
  • discrete element
  • 3D Printing
  • Crack propagation
  • Fracture mechanics
  • Reliability
  • fragmentation
  • Fracture toughness
  • Strength parameters
  • blasting
  • tensile strength
  • Discrete fracture network (DFN)
  • Strength
  • TBM performance
  • Operating parameters
  • Numerical method
  • Hydraulic fracturing
  • Finite element method
  • Tunneling
  • Discrete Fracture Network
  • Confining Pressure
  • Acoustic Emission
  • Hopkinson test
  • Hydraulic Fracture
  • EPB
  • Finite difference method
  • Multiple linear regression
  • Petroleum geomechanics
  • Risk Assessment
  • prediction
  • Abrasivity
  • PFC2D
  • Dynamic analysis
  • plaxis 2d
  • Implicit Method
  • Tabas coal mine
  • Tool Wear
  • Porosity and permeability
  • Two-dimensional numerical modeling
  • monotonic loading
  • loading rate
  • 3DEC
  • Phase 2 Software
  • building stones
  • shotcrete
  • Rotational force
  • Prediction Model
  • Optimal fragmentation
  • hydraulic cracking
  • ABAQUS
  • load frequency
  • Correlation coefficient
  • cement slurry
  • DAT Innovative Model
  • FDEM
  • Rock materials
  • Earth mechanical model
  • Cemented Quasi-Rock Materials
  • Spatial Variability
  • Imamzadeh Hashem Tunnel
  • Safe drilling mud window
  • MTS criterion
  • Numerical Model
  • Firefly algorithm (FA)
  • SLDP
  • Fuzzy-TOPSIS method
  • Qom Formation
  • Fracture of particles
  • Arching Effect
  • Drilling
  • Multiscale
  • Updating the DAT
  • Evans’s Theoretical Method
  • Optimization Injection Pattern
  • Critical Reynolds Number
  • Peak Particle Velocity (PPV)
  • Bio injection
  • Genetic Algorithm
  • Mine Block 3 Parvade 4
  • Concentric membranes
  • Cylindrical punch
  • fatigue
  • specific drilling energy
  • Rock Mass Rating (RMR)
  • Analytical Solution
  • Fracture Breakdown Pressure
  • Jointed rock mass
  • Particle Shape
  • MS criterion
  • shear behavior
  • Radial strain
  • Crack
  • Poisson’s ratio
  • metaheuristic optimization
  • Southwest Iran
  • Numerical Modeling. NATM Method
  • Soil displacement
  • Regression Model
  • Deformation behavior
  • Basalt powder
  • Sungun copper
  • Quasi-brittle materials
  • LDP
  • Open-pit mine
  • Incremental Dynamic Analysis
  • Geomechanical unit
  • Scane Window Method
  • Mechanized drilling machine
  • Karaj Water Conveyance Tunnel
  • Tunnel Surface Settlement
  • Relative Frequency Energy
  • PFC
  • Particle Swarm Optimization
  • Role of operational factors
  • Analytical model
  • Selection of optimal tunnel excavation method
  • Temperature effect
  • soft behavior
  • micromechanical properties
  • Photogrammetry
  • Rough Fracture
  • Tunnel boring machine performance
  • Equilibrium Optimizer Algorithm (EOA)
  • multiphysics modeling
  • Blast Pattern
  • Ultrasonic Non-Destructive Testing
  • Plaxis 3D tunnel finite element software
  • Dynamic compressive strength
  • Sub-loading Surface
  • DISL method
  • Pipe roofing
  • Lugeon test
  • Fracture shape
  • Pressure range
  • Mortar
  • SGR Method
  • two-dimensional modeling
  • TOPSIS
  • Rock Mass Deformation Modulus
  • Air Deck
  • Core test
  • Young’s modulus
  • FLAC3D finite difference software
  • Schmidt hardness index
  • Excavation monitoring
  • Longwall mining operations
  • Support Vector Machine Regression
  • Principle Components Analysis
  • Multi expression programming Linear multivariate regression
  • Penetration Index
  • Blast Damage