327 Contents Volume 33 (1992, 1993) Research papers Modelling stability and surging in accumulation slides EE EE CT Te Teen a l Evaluation of connectivity characteristics of naturally jointed rock masses X. Zhang, R.M. Harkness (Southampton, UK) and N.C. Last (Sunbury, UK) ...............c.ccccccccccceessseceeeeeseeeeeeseceeceneeeeeeseeeees 11 The influence of geological factors on the mechanical properties of basic igneous rocks used as road surface aggregates Be III TIENT iscsi nticictennsenetalictnatnnhetaitesiandaindinapdiipaedidubdeneneeendeteeebensitnbiapensaeabRisebuinneesenbenbeisbiassabanséibbessbebaitingm 31 Intensity versus ground motion: A new approach using Italian data Sie SEEUAISUNUEEE SED: SOUUEINED QUNDINT-n,, SUINUNN-CUEEINOIIINL, EUIIIIIT —,ccsscccuncncsdsiconsscssoeseessunmnnsinensssnsnsssessdebebvensheosensieeidseenbssseuasmeboleieebupcenediébnenaies 45 The Valpola landslide A. Azzoni (Bergamo, Italy), S. Chiesa (Milano, Italy), A. Frassoni (Bergamo, Italy) and M. Govi (Torino, Italy) .............. 59 Physical properties and indirect estimation of microfractures using Nigerian carbonate rocks as examples Pc Te Cr ID |s aseicetnsnnneenscstictiitinisttniesidniencensacmnenlidasimiissitiiiinatuniitaiaainntetleanlitaiaitiaiuiibinaiialisatiacieaidddildiaaiinbiabiee 71 Book reviews ree ie TR, HF Gs Sere a Os FRI ciccecessencsssccnabinctsinsinitecczesctoscnnisnnetantetncnvstasetteinidiniaecnsasteiataiaiibadipuiaidiaiaeigi 81 STD cctrecsvriesttansouniitcinaniatitiaiemaniintenaeantaneenineieiienntnalenntiaeitiaeinelbnaisnaeniiniaasiniiamadaiiaiibdiinlasiicitdititess 83 Research Papers Preliminary seafloor subsidence values measured over the Phalen Mine | West panel, Sydney coalfield, Nova Scotia T.R.C. Aston (Ottowa, Ont., Canada), A. Lapierre and J.McG. Stewart (Halifax, N.S., Camada) .0............ccccccccccceeeeeeeeeeeeees 85 Space-time distribution patterns of destructive earthquakes in the inner belt of Central Japan (Part 3): Seismic hazard assessment Wn RD, Te. TRIS GUID Ti Haale Gere re FID siskscnncticnceisrsenscsenscnntenensectciicsetnisvistanennccbishisaeisatatnanassnenenapiniiilinain 99 Response of sabkha to laboratory tests: A case study O.S.B. Al-Amoudi, $.N. Abduljauwad, Z.R. El-Naggar and Rasheeduzzafar (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia) ..........................0008 111 Applicability of blast casting technique in strip-mining phosphate rock ats: CEE CITE EINE ‘césvesccovncocncconcscsusisstieaiiivivndnsotenseieiunteuiibaieanebelsiansich thiennenbaniessniihiantadesennescsbnitabababinanhassesbnibdibiinibaitsuobabdeaibit 127 Short Note Resistivity identification of shallow mining cavities in Real del Monte, Mexico ete RD GUE SLED. CRN GE Gs COD cess ttteininnsncscessiccanecsccnstivonsnssisitinssnnnneiinasnbansonnntessecseanbenbadsbieeadinneneetan 141 Opinion Section The utility of conductivity surveying and resistivity sounding in evaluating sand and gravel deposits and mapping drift sequences in northeast Scotland, by C.A. Auton Discussion Eirias En OUI, STINET SINNED «ssn saaencnascapmepsdennameihdieiesietiiesincnieieuunnieduainniastiidiannbadibyietelelemsanseietedibebasadslniisaainesiieliniiasanmuaanainanan 151 Reply Ras Sy GR GRIER sinnrerccsiieccsnnsececnncennzenensneenessasonsinnsessnssdncuigineesecsuctnnedesinesinnnbnestapiesinstbiinibiibendaibbhainssnstiiiabmidianaidsainnss 152 Book Review Handbook on the Design of Tips and Related Structures, by G.W. Practice — I.W. Farmer .0.............ccccccccceceeeseeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 155 FEIT cicicctscrestneccttintnsniarticinnnessibandemeignbeinnnetaincesnseitiadasiananinishiaeantiatinendeinntaneanntneinnidamaeeiai 157 Research Papers Four-dimensional analysis of fracture arrays at the Aspo hard rock laboratory, SE Sweden Sikx SIRI CINE, TIONED scossevsestscenaesceconnenenadionnnnciietnsieeeesnteiiadehbondeestibnetiesésssdisetahesnehbnenntiebataninbadeldidnitnenbeniianinsiaiieleetnimiiee 159 Rock fracture-toughness determination by the Brazilian test H. Guo (Newman, W.A., Australia), N.I. Aziz and L.C. Schmidt (Wollongong, N.S.W., Australia) ............:ccceeecsseeeeeeeeeeees 177 Une méthode indirecte de quantification de |’évolution de la microfissuration thermique dans des roches carbonatées Po OD Cy Ges TD dsseiicovecacconevccncennsnnssecechieisanceinimsetasennmmanamnpietitennccenisenemiaaietaiacatininihvibineemaieadinapieoniins 189 328 Shallow seismic reflection in a mine gallery a a ED EL, SPUMIIINUED .c tnccporenscispubasedbdnalichodaiececscercoupechoseiedibeesesidnuestneneedbouvascnerssetoocococecncaseseoooees 201 Engineering behaviour of phyllites T. Ramamurthy, G. Venkatappa Rao and J. Singh (New Delhi, India) ................0..ccccccccccceeceeeeeeeeeeseneneneeeeeneneeeeeaeenenneeneaneeeees 209 Prediction of subsidence in the Indo-gangetic basin carried by groundwater withdrawal rr rr rr or, eC [IID .cccsscssnsesececeninsccerenecevetvenesscocenssovevereveseebeseoubuubesceenvenserbonvesenecbennocenses 227 Prediction of rock and gas outburst occurrence I alattacit tncnp erdi sianinatihna babeieenadbe bieluaisinesse epequubeeensenesetousees 241 Book Review Writing Successfully in Science, by Maeve O’Connor — Patrick Arthur Hill (Cork, Ireland) .0.............ccccccccccseeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 251 iin actint il tiesesthiescuiiabeh sisali alnsacnnbebaleusdanoeseeeneaasonedansaunssadbbedbendeonsbeumnniennbelidebesbydacdiaiibbenttieetevenentbnignysédectqnentoatevnestinoeesesoteest 253 Research Papers Introduction to the Third Richard H. Jahns Distinguished Lecture in Engineering Geology I a seraclit ap annn bgsioedieaslcsdanoguinesiilndabenmnsendetebesena nonsensteossisauenen 255 Earthquake probability in engineering — Part |: The use and misuse ofe xpert opinion. The Third Richard H. Jahns Distinguished Lecture in Engineering Geology ga IT i cela dell cu aba bes deN dons dase edendocdnoubnenninaieslininonbdbdiubersesecnibesseniononnebeebetese 257 Space-time correlations between inland earthquakes in central Japan and great offshore earthquakes along the Nankai trough: Implication for destructive earthquake prediction ee ey ee, CT SD. III... . scirescsceienbaessvnsnsnnbanbtresnsnenesesesnsanonessasvosssnonngesteqnonpeuseencnbodeteses 289 A statistical approach to evaluate debris avalanche activity in central Virginia K. Auer (Tigard, Oreg., USA) and A. Shakoor (Kent, Ohio, USA) .0..............cc cece cccececeeeseeeeseeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseesseseetseeeeeeeeeeeeees 305 Book Reviews Mining in the Arctic, edited by S. Bandopadhyay and M. G. Nelson ...................cccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseseceeeeeceeeeeeeseseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeees 323 GREER eI PS oe FF RR oc ee a RPO TR Pe Ee eT an aE iy ee Ee ee ee Tee 325