Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering publishes original research on the experimental and theoretical aspects of rock mechanics, including laboratory and field testing, computational methods, design principles and site investigation. Coverage also includes case histories on design and construction of structures in rock and review papers.
The journal maintains the strong link between engineering geology and rock engineering. It provides a bridge between fundamental developments and practical applications such as underground openings, large dam foundations, rock slopes.
Specific topics also include but are not restricted to energy related rock mechanics, petroleum engineering, geothermal systems, energy storage, greenhouse gas sequestration, and waste disposal.

experimental and theoretical articals

Editor-in-Chief
J. Sulem, Paris, France

Co-Editor
H. H. Einstein, Cambridge, MA, USA

Associate Editors
C. Arson, Atlanta, GA, USA
O. Aydan, Shizuoka, Japan
A. M. Ferrero, Turin, Italy
S. Ghabezloo, Paris, France
Y. H. Hatzor, Beer-Sheva, Israel
Y. Jiang, Nagasaki, Japan
J. Labuz, Minneapolis, MN, USA
J. C. Li, Wuhan, China
P. Papanastasiou, Nicosia, Cyprus
A. Zang, Potsdam, Germany

Managing Editor
M. Bonini, Turin, Italy

Editorial Board
N. Barton, Hovik, Norway
D. Blair, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
A. Bobet, Purdue, IN, USA
D. Boldini. Rome, Italy
M. Brignoli, Milan, Italy
O. Buzzi, Callaghan, NSW, Australia
M. Cai, Sudbury, ON, Canada
C. Carranza Torres, Duluth, MN, USA
S. da Fontoura, Gavea Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
F. Dai, Chengdu, China
B. Dershowitz, Redmond, WA, USA
C. Dowding, Evanston, IL, USA
D. Elmo, Vancouver, BC, Canada
A. Fakhimi, Socorro, NM, USA
X.-T. Feng, Wuhan, China
C. Fidelibus, Turin, Italy
R. J. Fowell, Leeds, Great Britain
A. Giacomini, Callaghan, NSW, Australia
G. Gioda, Milan, Italy
S. Glaser, Berkeley, CA, USA
G. Grasselli, Toronto, ON, Canada
S. Hencher, Hong Kong
P. K. Kaiser, Sudbury, ON, Canada
M. Karakus, Adelaide, SA, Australia
H. Konietzky, Freiberg, Germany
S. Lacasse, Oslo, Norway
J. Lemos, Lisbon, Portugal
C. Li, Trondheim, Norway
S. Li, Wuhan, China
P. Lin, Beijing, China
P. G. Marinos, Zagrafou, Greece
D. Martin, Edmonton, AB, Canada
J. Morris, Livermore, CA, USA
J. Muralha, Lisbon, Portugal
M. Nikolinakou, Austin, TX, USA
B. Nilsen, Trondheim, Norway
F. Ouchterlony, Leoben, Austria
M. Panet, Sceaux, France
E. Papamichos, Thessaloniki, Greece
W. Pariseau, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
D. Park, Hanyang, South Korea
M. Pastor, Madrid, Spain
F. Pellet, Paris, France
P. Ranjith, Clayton, VIC, Australia
V. Rasouli, Grand Forks, ND, USA
J. Rostami, University Park, PN, USA
S. Sakurai, Kobe, Japan
W. Schubert, Graz, Austria
J. Shang, Singapore
J. Shao, Lille, France
T. N. Singh, Bombay, India
D. Sterpi, Milano, Italy
H. Stille, Stockholm, Sweden
R. Ulusay, Ankara, Turkey
S. Utili, Coventry, Great Britain
R. Valentino, Parma, Italy
S. Wang, Callaghan, NSW, Australia
S. Wang, Houston, TX, USA
T.-T. Wang, Taipei, Taiwan
E. Westman, Blacksburg, VA, USA
L. N. Y. Wong, Hong Kong
W. Wu, Singapore
K. Xia, Toronto, ON, Canada
C. Yang, Shenyang, China
R. Yang, Watkins, CO, USA
Y. Yao, Houston, TX, USA
L. Zhang, Tucson, AZ, USA
Z. Zhang, Shanghai, China
Z. Zhang, Chongqing, China
J. Zhao, Clayton, VIC, Australia
Z. Zhao, Beijing, China
D. Zhong, Tianjin, China
J. B. Zhu, Tianjin, China