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Modelling Thermo-hydro-mechanical (THM) Effect on the Hydro-mechanical Properties of Granite in Disposal System Using an Improved Meso-structure-Based DEM Model
Characterizing the changes in the meso-structure of granite against thermo-hydro-mechanical (THM) effect is of great significance to understand the...
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Fully Coupled Thermo-hydro-mechanical Model for Wellbore Stability Analysis in Deep Gas-Bearing Unsaturated Formations Based on Thermodynamics
A fully rigorous unsaturated thermo-hydro-mechanical (THM) coupling model based on non-equilibrium thermodynamics and continuum mechanics is...
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Grain-Based Discrete Element Modeling of Thermo-Mechanical Response of Granite under Temperature
Numerical modeling is a promising way to understand the characteristics of the thermo-mechanical (TM) coupled behaviors in rocks under...
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Database for validation of thermo-hydro-chemo-mechanical behaviour in bentonites
This paper presents a database of thermo-hydro-chemo-mechanical tests on bentonites, which has been named “Bento_DB4THCM”. After a comprehensive...
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Mechanical Properties and Crack Propagation Behavior of Granite After High Temperature Treatment Based on a Thermo-Mechanical Grain-Based Model
High temperature is an important factor affecting the mechanical properties and crack propagation behavior of granite. In this study, the mechanical...
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Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical Modeling of Brine Migration in a Heated Borehole Test in Bedded Salt
This research paper focuses on the thermo-hydro-mechanical (THM) modeling of brine migration in a heated borehole test conducted as part of the...
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Heat storage efficiency, ground surface uplift and thermo-hydro-mechanical phenomena for high-temperature aquifer thermal energy storage
High-temperature aquifer thermal energy storage (HT-ATES) systems can help in balancing energy demand and supply for better use of infrastructures...
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Macro-Mesoscopic Fragmentation Characteristics of Rock Beneath Disc Cutters Subjected to the Thermo-Mechanical Coupling Action
AbstractA series of laboratory cutter indentation tests were conducted on mudstone samples to study the influence of thermo-mechanical coupling on...
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Coupled Thermo-hydro-mechanical Simulation of Hydraulic Fracturing in Deep Reservoirs Using Finite-Discrete Element Method
Hydraulic fracturing (HF) is one of the most effective stimulation techniques to enhance reservoir permeability. The efficiency of an HF fluid...
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Coupled Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical Processes in Fractured Rocks: Some Past Scientific Highlights and Future Research Directions
Coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical (THM) processes in fractured rocks have been a topic of intense scientific research for more than 30 years. The...
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Coupled Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical Modeling on the Rongcheng Geothermal Field, China
Numerical reservoir modeling plays an important role in understanding and predicting the performance of geothermal reservoirs to varying exploitation...
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Coupled Thermo–Mechanical Damage Evolution of Granite under Repeated Heating–Cooling Cycles and the Applications of Mohr–Coulomb and Drucker–Prager Models
Geothermal energy and nuclear waste storage are closely related to typical crystalline rock, granite. Therefore, understanding the thermo–mechanical...
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An Improved Form of SPH Method for Simulating the Thermo-Mechanical-Damage Coupling Problems and Its Applications
The simulations of thermo-mechanical-damage coupling of rock masses have always been a hot but difficult problem in the field of rock mechanics....
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The Role of Temperature in the Stress–Strain Evolution of Alpine Rock-Slopes: Thermo-Mechanical Modelling of the Cimaganda Rockslide
In this work, the thermo-mechanical stress–strain history of an Alpine slope is analyzed, with particular focus on the historical Cimaganda large...
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Fluid-Driven Debonding of Cement Interfaces of an Injector Well: A Coupled Thermo–Hydro–Mechanical Approach
Fluid leakage caused by debonding at the cement interfaces driven by low-temperature fluids is recognized as a significant challenge to wellbore...
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Using Reduced Basis Approximation for Efficient Surrogate-Based Inverse Identification of Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical Parameters from an In Situ Heating Test
In this paper, a reduced-order model built from the reduced basis (RB) method is used as a surrogate for an inverse identification problem related to...
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Coupled Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical Modeling of Bentonite Under High Temperature Heating and Hydration for a Bench-Scale Laboratory Experiment
Compacted bentonite is under consideration as a backfill material for engineered barrier systems in a geological repository for high-level...
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Stress fields around magma chambers influenced by elastic thermo-mechanical deformation: implications for forecasting chamber failure
Defining the conditions that lead to the rupture of a magma chamber is essential to forecast eruptions. So far, models simulating magma chamber...
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Investigation on creep behavior of warm frozen silty sand under thermo-mechanical coupling loads
In cold regions, the creep characteristics of warm frozen silty sand have significant effect on the stability of slope and subgrade. To investigate...
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Coupled Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical Numerical Modeling of Evolving Fractures in Rocks
We present a numerical technique capable of handling evolving fractures in rocks triggered by coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical (THM) phenomena. The...
