Loren J.

Lorig – Publications

Strayer, L. M., P. J. Hudleston and L. J. Lorig. “A Numerical Model of Deformation and Fluid-Flow in
an Evolving Thrust Wedge,” Tectonophysics, 335(1-2), 121-146 (2001).

Lorig, L., and P. Varona. “Análisis de la Estabilidad de Taludes Mineros Mediante Diferencias Finitas,”
in Proceedings of V Simposio Nacional de Taludes y Laderas Inestables (Madrid, November, 2001),
Vol. 2, pp. 677-688. Madrid: CEDEX, 2001.

Lorig, L., and P. Varona. “Practical Slope-Stability Analysis Using Finite-Difference Codes,” in Slope
Stability in Surface Mining, Ch. 12, pp. 115-124. W. A. Hustrulid, M. K. McCarter and D.J.A. Van Zyl,
Eds. Littleton, Colorado: SME, 2000.

Valdivia, C., and L. Lorig. “Slope Stability at Escondida Mine,” in Slope Stability in Surface Mining,
Ch. 17, pp. 153-162. W. A. Hustrulid, M. K. McCarter and D.J.A. Van Zyl, Eds. Littleton, Colorado:
SME, 2000.

Fairhurst, C., and L. Lorig. “Improved Design in Rock and Soil Engineering with Numerical Modelling,”
in Distinct Element Modelling in Geomechanics, pp. 27-46. V. M. Sharma et al., Eds. New Delhi:
Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd., 1999.

Lorig, L. “Lessons Learned From Slope Stability Studies,” in FLAC and Numerical Modeling in Geo-
mechanics (Proceedings of the Conference, Minneapolis, September 1999), pp. 17-21. C. Detournay
and R. Hart, Eds. Rotterdam: A. A. Balkema, 1999.

McKinnon, Stephen D., and L. J. Lorig. “Considerations for Three-Dimensional Modeling in Analysis of
Underground Excavations,” in Abstracts of the Second U.S. National Congress on Computational
Mechanics (Washington, D.C., August), p. 92. A. K. Noor, Ch. Washington: NASA, 1993; in Distinct
Element Modelling in Geomechanics, pp. 145-166. V. M. Sharma et al., Eds. New Delhi: Oxford &
IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd., 1999.

Johansson, E., M. Kalliomäki, L. Lorig and S. Narvi. “Three-Dimensional Geomechanics Modelling:

City Planning for the Kamppi Underground Bus Terminal in Helsinki,” in Underground Construction in
Modern Infrastructure, pp. 119-123. T. Franzén et al., Eds. Rotterdam: A. A. Balkema, 1998.

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

Chen, R., and L. J. Lorig. “Discussion on Numerical Modeling of the Effects of Fault Slip on Fluid Flow
Around Extensional Faults,” J. Struct. Geol., 19(11), 1423-1426 (1997).

Chryssanthakis, P., N. Barton, L. Lorig and M. Christianson. “Numerical Simulation of Fiber Reinforced
Shotcrete in a Tunnel Using the Discrete Element Method,” Int. J. Rock Mech. & Min. Sci., 34(3-4),
Paper No. 054 (1997).

Chryssanthakis, P., N. Barton, L. Lorig, M. Christianson and Y. H. Suh. “Fiber Reinforced Shotcrete
Simulation Using the Discrete Element Method,” presented at the 1st Asian Rock Mechanics Symposium
(Seoul, June 1997).
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Lorig, L. J. “Fundamentals of Mining Geodynamics,” in X Simposium de Ingenieria de Minas

(Santiago, 1997), pp. 161-174. Santiago de Chile: Universidad de Santiago de Chile, 1997.

Holland, K. L., and L. J. Lorig. “Numerical Examination of Empirical Rock-Mass Classification

Systems,” Int. J. Rock Mech. & Min. Sci., 34(3-4), Paper No. 127 (1997).

Board, M., E. Chacón, P. Varona and L. Lorig. “Comparative Analysis of Toppling Behaviour at
Chuquicamata Open-Pit Mine, Chile,” Trans. Instn. Min. Metall., Sec. A, 105, A11-A21 (January-April,
1996).

Cundall, P. A., L. J. Lorig and D. O. Potyondy. “Distinct-Element Models of Explosion-Induced Failure

of Rock, Including Fragmentation and Gas Interaction,” in Explosion Effects in Granular Materials, pp.
369-394. J. Jenssen et al., Eds. Oslo: Norwegian Defense Construction Service, 1996.

Dasgupta, B,. and L. J. Lorig. “Numerical Modelling of Underground Power Houses in India,” in
Proceedings of the International Workshop on Observational Method of Construction of Large
Underground Caverns in Difficult Ground Conditions (8th ISRM International Congress on Rock
Mechanics, Tokyo, September 1995), pp. 65-74. S. Sakurai, Ed. October 1995.

Dasgupta, B., R. Dham and L. J. Lorig. “Three-Dimensional Discontinuum Analysis of the Underground
Power House for Sardar Sarovar Project, India,” in Proceedings of the Eighth International Congress
on Rock Mechanics (Tokyo, 1995), Vol. II, pp. 551-554. T. Fujii, Ed. Rotterdam: A. A. Balkema,
1995.

Lorig, L. J., M. P. Board, D. O. Potyondy and M. J. Coetzee. “Numerical Modeling of Caving Using
Continuum and Micro-Mechanical Models,” in CAMI'95 (Proceedings of the Third Canadian
Conference on Computer Applications in the Mineral Industry, Montréal, October 1995), pp. 416-425.
H. S. Mitri, Ed. Montréal: McGill University Press, 1995.

Lorig, L., W. Gibson, J. Alvial and J. Cuevas. “Gravity Flow Simulations with the Particle Flow Code
(PFC),” ISRM News J., 3(1), 18-24 (1995).

Velasco, E., and L. Lorig. “Evaluación, Uso y Mejoras de los Modelos de Apernado en el Análisis de
Excavaciones Subterráneas,” in Integral Approach to Applied Rock Mechanics (Proceedings of the
1994 ISRM International Symposium & IV Congreso Sudamericano de Mecanica de Rocas, Santiago,
May 1994), Vol. 1, pp. 349-360. M. Van Sint Jan et al., Eds. Santiago: Sociedad Chilena de Geotecnia
SOCHIGE, 1994.

Lorig, L. “The Roles and Necessary Capabilities of Numerical Methods for Design Analysis of
Excavations in Rock,” in Proceedings of the VII National Congress on Soil Mechanics and Cement
Engineering (Lima, December 1993), pp. 1-17. Lima: Servicomp Publicaciones, 1993.

Lorig, L. J., and R. D. Hart. “Block Dynamics Modeling in Support of Seismic Design,” in Dynamic
Analysis and Design Considerations for High-Level Nuclear Waste Repositories (Proceedings of the
Symposium, San Francisco, August 1992), pp. 228-242. Q. A. Hossain, Ed. New York: ASCE, 1993.
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Wong, F., D. Tennant, D. Vaughan, J. Isenberg, L. Lorig and E. Dawson. “Modeling of Rock Blocks and
Tunnel Liner Interaction, A Comparative Study (Abstract),” in Abstracts of the Second U.S. National
Congress on Computational Mechanics (Washington, D.C., August), p. 90. A. K. Noor, Ch.
Washington: NASA, 1993.

Gupta, D. C., J. Philip, L. J. Lorig and A. H. Chowdhury. “NRC’s Geotechnical Engineering Research
Needs for the High-Level Waste Repository Program,” in High-Level Radioactive Waste Management
(Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference, April 1992), Vol. 1, pp. 212-219. New York:
ANS/ASCE, 1992.

Lorig, L., and C. Fairhurst. “Three-Dimensional Discontinuum Modeling for Underground Excavations,”
in Proceedings of the 1992 Rock Engineering Symposium in Taiwan (Tainan, Republic of
China, December 1992), pp. 349-358. S.-T. Chen et al., Eds. Tainan, Taiwan: National Cheng Kung
University, 1992.

Rech, W. D., and L. Lorig. “Predictive Numerical Stress Analysis of Panel Caving at the Henderson
Mine,” in MASSMIN 92, pp. 55-62. Johannesburg: SAIMM, 1992.

Johansson, E., M. Hakala, E. Peltonen, J.-P. Aslo and L. Lorig. “Comparisons of Computed Two- and
Three-Dimensional Thermomechanical Response of Jointed Rock,” in Proceedings of the 7th
International Congress on Rock Mechanics (Aachen, September 1991), pp. 115-119. Rotterdam: A. A.
Balkema, 1991.

Lorig, L. J. “Analysis of Novel Retaining Structures Using Explicit Finite Difference Codes,” in
Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics (Proceedings of the 7th International Conference),
pp. 157-164. Rotterdam: A. A. Balkema, 1991.

Lorig, L. J., R. D. Hart and P. A. Cundall. “Slope Stability Analysis of Jointed Rock Using the Distinct
Element Method,” Transportation Research Record, 1330, Soils, Geology, and Foundations (Behavior of
Jointed Rock Masses and Reinforced Soil Structures), 1-9 (1991).

Johansson, E., and L. J. Lorig. “Use of Numerical Models in Design and Excavation Monitoring of
Multiple Parallel Caverns,” in Proceedings of the International Symposium on Unique Underground
Structures (Denver, June 1990), Vol. 1, pp. 11-1 to 11-19. Golden, Colorado: CSM Press, 1990.

Lemos, J. V., and L. J. Lorig. “Hydromechanical Modelling of Jointed Rock Masses Using the Distinct
Element Method,” in Mechanics of Jointed and Faulted Rock, pp. 605-612. Rotterdam: A. A. Balkema,
1990.

Lorig, L. J. “Modeling of Support Structures in Hard Rock,” in Kalliomekaniikan Paiva 1990 (Finnish
Rock Mechanics Day 1990), Paper No. 9. Espoo, Finland: Vuorimiesyhdistys Bergsmannaforeningen
r.y., 1990.

Lorig, L. J., and B. E. Hobbs. “Numerical Modeling of Slip Instability Using the Distinct Element
Method with State Variable Friction Laws,” Int. J. Rock Mech., Min. Sci. & Geomech. Abstr., 27(6),
525-534 (1990).
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Roest, J.P.A., R. D. Hart and L. J. Lorig. “Modelling Fault-Slip in Underground Mining with the Distinct
Element Method,” in Proceedings of the Sixth International Congress of the International Association
of Engineering Geology (Amsterdam, August 1990), pp. 105-110. Rotterdam: A. A. Balkema, 1990.

Santurbano, R., and L. Lorig. “An Improved Procedure for Design of Rockeries Using ESAC,” in Rock
Mechanics Contributions and Challenges, pp. 769-776. Rotterdam: A. A. Balkema, 1990.

Lorig, L. J., R. D. Hart, M. P. Board and G. Swan. “Influence of Discontinuity Orientations and Strength
on Cavability in a Confined Environment,” in Rock Mechanics as a Guide for Efficient Utilization of
Natural Resources, pp. 167-174. A. Wahab Khair, Ed. Rotterdam: A. A. Balkema, 1989.

Brady, B. and L. Lorig. “Analysis of Rock Reinforcement Using Finite Difference Methods,” Computers
& Geotechnics, 5(2), 123-149 (1988).

Johansson, E., R. Riekkola and L. J. Lorig. “Design Analysis of Multiple Parallel Caverns Using Explicit
Finite Difference Methods,” in Key Questions in Rock Mechanics, pp. 325-334. P. A. Cundall et al.,
Eds. Rotterdam: A. A. Balkema, 1988.

Lorig, L. J. “Rock Reinforcement: Mechanical Representations and Use in Finite Element Schemes,” in
Underground Engineering 1988, pp. 223-232. Roorkee, India: Central Building Research Institute,
1988.
Lemos, J., R. Hart and L. Lorig. “Dynamic Analysis of Discontinua Using the Distinct Element Method,”
in Proceedings of the Sixth International Congress on Rock Mechanics (Montreal, 1987), Vol. 2, pp.
1079-1084. Rotterdam: A. A. Balkema and the Canadian Rock Mechanics Association/CIM/CGS, 1987.

Lorig, L. J. “Distinct Element - Structural Element Analysis of Support Systems in Jointed Rock
Masses,” in VI Australian Tunnelling Conference (Melbourne, March 1987), pp. 173-182. Parkville,
Australia: Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, 1987.

Lorig, L. J., and P. A. Cundall. “Modeling of Reinforced Concrete Using the Distinct Element Method,”
in Fracture of Concrete and Rock, pp. 459-471. S. P. Shah and S. E. Swartz, Eds. Bethel, Conn.: SEM,
1987.

Hobbs, B. E., L. P. Paterson, L. J. Lorig and B.H.G. Brady. “The Stability of Frictional Sliding and
Earthquake Mechanisms (Abstract),” Earthquake Symposium, Bureau of Mineral Resources,
Canberra, 1986.

Lorig, L. J., B.H.G. Brady and P. A. Cundall. “Hybrid Distinct Element - Boundary Element Analysis of
Jointed Rock,” Int. J. Rock Mech., Min. Sci. & Geomech. Abstr., 23(4), 303-312 (1986).

Lorig. L. J. “A Simple Numerical Representation of Fully Bonded Passive Rock Reinforcement for Hard
Rocks,” Computers & Geotechnics, 1, 79-97 (1985).

Lorig, L. J. B. E. Hobbs and B.H.G. Brady. “A Hybrid Computational Scheme for Modelling
Earthquakes and Sliding Stability (Abstract),” EOS, 16(18), 382 (1985).

Lorig, L. J. “A Hybrid Computational Model for Excavation and Support Design in Jointed Media,”
Ph.D. Thesis, University of Minnesota, 1984.
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Lorig, L. J., and B.H.G. Brady. “A Hybrid Computational Scheme for Excavation Support Design in
Jointed Rock Media,” in Design and Performance of Underground Excavations, pp. 105-112. E. T.
Brown and J. A. Hudson, Eds. London: British Geotechnical Society, 1984.

Lorig, L. J., and B.H.G. Brady. “An Improved Procedure for Excavation Design in Stratified Rock,” in
Rock Mechanics — Theory-Experiment-Practice, pp. 577-586. New York: Association of Engineering
Geologists, 1983.

Lorig, L. J., and B.H.G. Brady. “A Hybrid Discrete Element-Boundary Element Method of Stress
Analysis,” in Issues in Rock Mechanics, pp. 628-636. New York: Society of Mining Engineers, 1982.

Monsees, J. E., and L. J. Lorig. “Design of Shotcrete Support in the United States,” in Proceedings of the
Engineering Foundation Shotcrete Conference (Austria, 1978), pp. 125-151.

Parker, H. W., G. Fernandez-Delgado and L. J. Lorig. “A Practical New Approach to Shotcrete Rebound
Losses,” in Proceedings of the Engineering Foundation Conference on Shotcrete for Ground Support
(Maryland, 1976), pp. 149-187. ACI Publication SP-54, 1976.

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