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    Damage Evaluation and Statistic Constitutive Model of High-Temperature Granites Subjected to Liquid Nitrogen Cold Shock

    Liquid nitrogen (LN2) fracturing is a promising waterless technology that can effectively enhance the modification performances of hot dry rock (HDR) geothermal reservoir. The physical and mechanical damage chara...

    Zhiheng Chen, Song Sha, Lida Xu, Junsong Quan in Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering (2022)

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    Experimental Investigation on Physical and Mechanical Properties of Granite Subjected to Cyclic Heating and Liquid Nitrogen Cooling

    Cyclic liquid nitrogen (LN2) fracturing is an innovative technology for reservoir stimulation with great potential in geothermal energy exploitation. Understanding of the mechanical responses of high-temperature ...

    Guan Rong, Song Sha, Bowen Li, Zhiheng Chen in Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering (2021)

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    Experimental Evaluation of Physical and Mechanical Properties of Geothermal Reservoir Rock after Different Cooling Treatments

    A comprehensive understanding of the physico-mechanical behavior of rocks in hot dry rock (HDR) reservoir after different stimulation treatments is essential for the safe and effective exploitation of geotherm...

    Song Sha, Guan Rong, Zhiheng Chen, Bowen Li in Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering (2020)

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    An Innovative Method to Evaluate Hydraulic Conductivity of a Single Rock Fracture Based on Geometric Characteristics

    Geometry of a single fracture has significant influence on the fluid flow in fractured rocks. However, quantification of geometry–flow relationship in a rock fracture is still far from being completed. The pri...

    Jie Tan, Guan Rong, Hongbin Zhan, Renhui He in Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering (2020)

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    Tensile strength and brittleness of sandstone and granite after high-temperature treatment: a review

    High temperature may cause damage to microstructure of rock, which has a significant effect on rock behavior. In this study, the changes in tensile strength and brittleness of sandstones and granites with temp...

    Song Sha, Guan Rong, Jie Tan, Renhui He, Bowen Li in Arabian Journal of Geosciences (2020)

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    Microscopic characterization of microcrack development in marble after cyclic treatment with high temperature

    Crack density of rocks is greatly affected by high temperature treatment and the induced thermal damage influences the strength and deformation characteristics of the rock. A good understanding of thermal crac...

    Jun Peng, Guan Rong, Zhicheng Tang, Song Sha in Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the En… (2019)

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    Effect of Open-Fire-Induced Damage on Brazilian Tensile Strength and Microstructure of Granite

    Deformation and stability of surrounding rock of a tunnel could be significantly affected by the fire accident-induced open-fire damage. In this study, the influence of open-fire damage on the P-wave velocity,...

    Song Sha, Guan Rong, Jun Peng, Bowen Li, Zhijun Wu in Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering (2019)