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Widespread small grabens consistent with recent tectonism on Mercury
Since Mariner 10 first imaged Mercury in 1974, tectonic landforms dominated by shortening structures have been extensively documented. Contractional...
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Mercury Emanations from the Baikal Rift: Evidence from the Study of Annual Tree Rings (an Example of the Tunka Depression)
AbstractThe phenomenon of natural degassing of mercury in the Baikal Rift Zone is considered on the basis of study of the annual rings of poplar ( Pop...
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Nanoscale Coal Deformation and Alteration of Porosity and Pore Orientation Under Uniaxial Compression: An In Situ SANS Study
Nanoscale coal deformation affects the geomechanics response of coal structure under external stress conditions. In this study, in situ small-angle...
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A New Method for Converting T2 Spectrum into Pore Radius
In this paper, a new method for converting the T 2 (relaxation time) of NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance) into the pore radius is proposed. Combined...
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The Mie representation for Mercury’s magnetospheric currents
Poloidal–toroidal magnetic field decomposition is a useful application of the Mie representation and the decomposition method enables us to determine...
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Reservoir Properties and Pores Geometry of Bentiu and Aradeiba Formations, Hamra East Oil Field—Muglad Rift Basin (Sudan)
Muglad Rift Basin is the largest basin of Sudan’s interior basins, which covers around 120,000 km2 in NW–SE orientation, containing up to 13 km of...
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Petrophysical characterization, BIB-SEM imaging, and permeability models of tight carbonates from the Upper Jurassic (Malm ß), SE Germany
Tight carbonate rocks are important hydrocarbon and potential geothermal reservoirs, for example, in CO 2 -Enhanced Geothermal Systems. We report a...
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A New Perspective on the Semi-quantitative Meso-structural Failure Mechanism of Deep Weak Interlayer Zone Under Different Stress Paths
To essentially explore and quantitatively clarify the mesoscopic failure mechanism of deep weak interlayer zone (WIZ) induced by complex stress...
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Impact crater recognition methods: A review
Impact craters are formed due to the high-speed collisions between small to medium-sized celestial bodies. Impact is the most significant driving...
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Modeling distribution and change of loess pore structure by two-dimensional distinct element method analyses
In loess area, understanding the mechanical properties of loess impacted by micro pore structure is essential for assessing the stability of slopes,...
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Evolution characteristics of microscopic pore structure of saline soil profile in Qian’an country, Northeastern China
The pore characteristics of saline soil greatly influence its engineering properties, such as deformation, strength, and permeability. To explore the...
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Rock characterization, UAV photogrammetry and use of algorithms of machine learning as tools in map** discontinuities and characterizing rock masses in Acoculco Caldera Complex
The use of UAV represents a very useful tool for rock mass characterization, particularly in large, unsafe, and not accessible areas characterized by...
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Investigation on the macro- and microdeformation characteristics of silty clay under different shield construction stress paths
Geotechnical investigation and design show that when evaluating the settlement of ground with soft soil ground, the use of a single stress path...
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Detection and quantification of preferential flow using artificial rainfall with multiple experimental approaches
Preferential flow in the unsaturated zone strongly influences important hydrologic processes, such as infiltration, contaminant transport, and...
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A review of Microstructural Characterization and Liquid Transport in Porous Materials Through Image Processing Techniques
The mechanism of fluid and heat transmission within materials with complex porous structures has not yet been fully explored and understood using...
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Implementation of a non-destructive method to assess weathering deterioration of sandstones in cultural heritage
This paper proposes a non-destructive approach based on the Equotip hardness tester to assess weathering deterioration in a protected sandstone...
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Interiors of Earth-Like Planets and Satellites of the Solar System
The Earth-like planets and moons in our solar system have iron-rich cores, silicate mantles, and a basaltic crust. Differentiated icy moons can have...
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Influence of high temperatures on physical properties and microstructure of gneiss
A systematic study with regard to the effects of heat treatment on the physical properties and microstructure of mylonitic gneiss was conducted. The...
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Alteration Under Wet/Dry Cycles of a Carbonated Clay-Rich Soil from Azazga Landslide Site
The weathering of rocks, especially the clay-rich rocks submitted to chemical attack or wet/dry cycles, may impact negatively the slopes stability....
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The influences of natural structure damage and stress path on mechanical behaviors of soft clay
This work aims to investigate the influence of structural damage to natural soft clay on its mechanical behavior. K 0 consolidated triaxial tests with...
