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The links below are organized in chronological order and in standard reference style. Click on titles to download the .zip file.

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2014. Barton, N. Lessons learned using empirical methods applied in mining. Keynote, Lima, Peru. 24p.Click to see 1st page.
2014. Barton, N. Optimum advance for long distance TBM drives. Tunnel Talk.Click to see 1st page.
2014. Barton, N. Non-linear shear strength of rock, rock joints, rockfill and interfaces. Marsal Lecture, SMIG, Mexico. 28pClick to see 1st page.
2014. Barton, N. and E. Quadros, Gas-shale fracturing and fracture mobilization in shear - quo vadis. Goiana, Brazil, SBMR, 12pClick to see 1st page.
2014. Barton, N. and Grimstad, E. Q-system application in NMT and NATM, cons. of over-break. 7th Sfr symposium, Sandefjord, 17pClick to see 1st page.
2014. Barton, N. and E. Grimstad, Q-system - An illustrated guide after 40 years in Tunnelling.Click to see 1st page.
2014. Barton, N. and Grimstad, E., Forty years with the Q-system in Norway and abroad. Fjellsprengningsteknikk, NFF, Oslo, 25pClick to see 1st page.
2014. Barton, N. Non-linear behaviour for fractured carbonates and frac-stimulated shales. First Break, v. 32, 51-66, Sept. EAGEClick to see 1st page.
2014. Barton, N. The shear strength of rock, rock joints and rock masses etc. Vigo, Keynote, 14pClick to see 1st page.
2014. Barton, N. & Grimstad, E. Q-system, illustrated guide. Translation to Vietnamese ToảnClick to see 1st page.
2014. Barton, N. Non-linear rock mechanics. Keynote lecture, EAGE Geomechanics workshop, DubaiClick to see 1st page.
2015. Barton, N. and E. Quadros. Anisotropy is everywhere, to see, to measure and to model. Rock Mech Rock Eng.Click to see 1st page.
2015. Barton, N. Forty Years with the Q-system – Lessons and Developments. IoM3, Hong Kong keynoteClick to see 1st page.
2015. Barton, N. and N. Bar. Q-slope method and its intended use within civil and mining engineering. Eurock2015, SalzburgClick to see 1st page.
2015. Barton, N. TBM performance, prognosis and risk caused by faulting. Invited plenary, Buenos Aires Click to see 1st page.
2015. Barton, N. Where is the non-linear rock mechanics in the linear geomechanics of gas shales? China Shale Gas, WuhanClick to see 1st page.
2016. Bar, Barton, Ryan, Q slope in saprolites. Eurock 2016, Cappadocia, Turkey Click to see 1st page.
2016. Barton and Bilgin, TBM fast and slow. Cappadocia, Eurock Click to see 1st page.
2016. Barton, N. Cavern and Tunnel Collapsesetc. CARTAGENA keynote, 2016 Click to see 1st page.
2016. Barton, N. Non-linear shear strength descriptions etc ARMA, Houston Click to see 1st page.
2016.Barton, N. Interview with Dr. Nick Barton. J. of Min. Eng. Dep. Karadeniz Tech. Univ, Trabzon, Turkey Click to see 1st page.
2017. Barton, N. and B. Shen, 2017. Risk of shear failure, extensional failure etc. JRMGE 9, Springer.Click to see 1st page.
2017. Barton, N. Tunnelling through intact, jointed, or faulted rock. Opening Session, WTC, Bergen.Click to see 1st page.
2017. Barton and Shen. Ny vitenskap om bruddmekanismer via bergmekanikk Click to see 1st page.
2017. Barton, N. and B. Shen. Extension failure, tunnels, cliffs, mountain walls. ARMA, San Francisco.Click to see 1st page.
2017. Barton, N. and S. Bandis. Characterization, modelling, shear strength - Vol. 1, Feng, ISRM.Click to see 1st page.
2017. Barton, N. Lessons learned from large failures. Keynote lecture, extended abstr. ISRM, Capetown Click to see 1st page.
2017. Barton. Barton-Bandis criterion summarized with figures Click to see 1st page.
2017. Prassetyo, Gutierrez, Barton. Nonlinear shear behaviour, linearized BB model. RMGE Click to see 1st page.
2018. Barton, RMR and RQD - an appreciation- Bieniawski, Deere. Question-Answer to RG, 22.1.2018 Click to see 1st page.
2018. Bar, N. and Barton, N. Rock Slope Design using Q-slope and Geophysical Survey Data Click to see 1st page.
2018. Barton, N. TBM tunnelling under difficult conditions - too massive, too faulted, too wet, too deep. TUNISIA ISRM keynote Click to see 1st page.
2018. Barton, N. and B. Shen. Extension strain and rock strength limits. RMRE, Springer Click to see 1st page.
2018. Shen, B. and Barton, N. Rock fracturing mechanisms - underground openings. Geomech & Engineering, Techno-Press Click to see 1st page.
2018. Barton, Shen, Bar. Limited heights of cliffs, mountain walls - Q-slope if jointed. Cobramseg, Salvador Click to see 1st page.
2018 Bar, N. and Barton. Q-slope empirical approach in Australia. Australian Geomechanics Click to see 1st page.
2018. Shen, Shi, Barton. An approximate non-linear modified Mohr-Coulomb strength criterion. J. Rock Mech & Geotech. EngClick to see 1st page.
2018. Barton, N. Thermal over-closure. Coufrac conference, Invited lecture, Wuhan Click to see 1st page.
2018. Barton-Bandis criterion.Encycopedia of Eng. Geol. Bobrowsky, Marker (Eds). Springer Click to see 1st page.
2019. Bar and Barton. Q-slope with faulting. ISRM Cong. Foz do Iguacu Click to see 1st page.
2019. Barton, N. and E. Quadros, Understanding need for pre-injection, permeability connection. JRMGE Click to see 1st page.
2019. Barton, N. and Warren, C. UK Channel Tunnel using Q. Ch. 18 of Weak Rocks, Kanji Click to see 1st page.
2019. Barton, N. Research Gate series of questions on rock failure, GSI. 25.6.2019 NB&A Click to see 1st page.
2019. Barton, N. Underground nuclear power plants - rock engineering precedent. 19p. NB&A report Click to see 1st page.
2019. Barton, N. Tunnels, cliffs, mountains, shear strength. Keynote, 17p. ISRM Symp. Omis-Split, Croatia Click to see 1st page.
2019. Shen, Shi, Barton. Graphic examples - nonlinear strength criterion for intact rock. RMRE, Springer Click to see 1st page.
2019. Singh, M. and Barton. N. Highest mountains suggest curvature. ISRM Cong. Foz do Iguacu Click to see 1st page.
2020. Bar and Barton - Q-slope for Arctic ice. Eurock, Trondheim Click to see 1st page.
2020. Barton, N. A review of over-closure, thermal over-closure. TUST May, 202021-s2.0-S0886779819309113-main Click to see 1st page.
2020. Barton, N. and E. Quadros, 2020. Some lessons from single-shell Q-supported headrace tunnels. Eurock, Trondheim Click to see 1st page.
2020. Barton, N. Feedback to TunnelTalk. Hydropower tunnel failures, Brox Click to see 1st page.
2020. Barton, N. Feedback to TunnelTalk. Leakage mitigation in tunnelling, with emphasis on karst Click to see 1st page.
2020. Barton, N. Single shell lining design and advantages. TunnelTalk, Feb. 2020, Ed. S. Wallace. Click to see 1st page.
2020. Barton, N.Rock mechanics and nuclear waste disposal. Tunnel Talk, July 2020, 5p Click to see 1st page.
2020. Barton, N.Some rock mechanics tasks in nuclear waste disposal. NBA Click to see 1st page.
2020. Barton, N.Unconventional exploration of failure modes in rock and rock masses. Eurock, Trondheim Click to see 1st page.
2021.Barton, N. and E. Quadros-Technical details of NMT. 5th CBT, Sao Paulo, Dec. 14p.Click to see 1st page.
2021.Barton, N. Conclusions on UNPP. ISRM commission, Sakurai.Click to see 1st page.
2021.Barton, N. Details related to the ten JRCprofiles. Research Gate, 29p.Click to see 1st page.
2021.Barton, N. Engineering and rock mechanics for underground (UNPP-ISRM) rock caverns. Ch. 16. 27p.Click to see 1st page.
2021.Barton, N. New ideas about failure modes. Bergmekanikkdag, Oslo. 33.1-33.20.Click to see 1st page.
2022. Addendum Tunnels and Tunnelling, May, 2022Click to see 1st page.
2022. Barton, N. and M. Abrieu. Tunnels and stations that should be deeper. TTI, April 2022Click to see 1st page.
2022. Barton, N. Barton responds to T&T Moscow metro article. 27.1.2022Click to see 1st page.
2022. Barton, N. Continuum or discontinuum LARMS 2022, Asuncion. correctedClick to see 1st page.
2022. Barton, N. Tunnels, caverns and slopes in discontinua. Kolkata keynoteClick to see 1st page.
2022. Macias and Barton. NTNU and Qtbm, mixed face emphasis. BergmekanikkdagClick to see 1st page.
2023. Barton, N. Numerical modelling trends. Civ. EngClick to see 1st page.
2023. Barton, N.GSI OR JRC – CONTINUUM OR DISCONTINUUM poster 1pClick to see 1st page.
2023. Barton, N.Numerical modelling trends. CTCSE civil engineering journal.Click to see 1st page.
2023. Barton, N. and S. Roald, Pre-grouting of transport tunnels. Bergmekanikkdag, Oslo. 34.1-34.17Click to see 1st page.
2023. Barton, N. POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES OF CLASSIFICATION METHODS COUNTRY BY COUNTRYClick to see 1st page.
2023. Barton, N.GSI or JRC continuum or discontinuum. ISRM Salzburg. 6pClick to see 1st page.
2023. Barton, Wang and Yong, Advances in JRC.and its engineering applications. JRMGEClick to see 1st page.
2023. PP Barton, N.- Empirical method for tunnelling (Q-system)_European_ISRM debateClick to see 1st page.
 
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