The demand for clean and sustainable energy has driven the need for efficient storage.
Hydrogen being a carbon–neutral energy carrier, offers a versatile solution. However …

Since underground structures such as tunnels are inevitably surrounded by rocks, their long-
term safety and stability are primarily governed by the comportment of these materials. Being …

Salt rock is widely used as an excellent material for energy storage owing to its low
permeability, high safety, and stable mechanical properties. In this study, salt rock was …

Tunnels excavated in soft rock under high in situ stress are usually accompanied by large
time-dependent deformation, slow convergence, and long periods of increased support load …

Stability analysis of underground constructions requires a model study of rock masses' long-
term performance. Creep tests under different stress conditions was conducted on intact …

Traditional creep models cannot describe the nonlinear creep characteristics of rock; thus,
considerable efforts have been made to establish better rock creep models. However, many …

Understanding the micromechanical mechanism of the rock creep process is of great
importance for studying the macroscopic time-dependent behavior of rocks. In this study, the …

Grouting has been widely employed to mitigate geohazards in underground projects (eg, the
tunnel). However, few studies have focused on the effects of the creep behavior of a grouting …

Shear strength is an important mechanical index of rock. The adjustment and reorganization
of rock structure can be reflected by the variation of shear strength. During rock rheology, the …

The inhomogeneity, discontinuity, and elastoplasticity of the rock mass affect the deformation
and failure of rock, and it is difficult to describe the stress–strain relationship of the rock mass …