The influence of thermal damage on macroscopic and microscopic characteristics of
different rocks has received much attention in the field of rock engineering. When the rocks …

Geothermal energy arrested in HDR (hot dry rock) is commonly harvested from the reservoir
fractured by artificial stimulations. Understanding the physical and mechanical behaviors of …

Fire, chemical actions, and other hidden dangers during construction and service often
threaten tunnels and other underground structures. This study investigated the strength and …

Deep geological repository is usually constructed in a typical crystalline rock, granite.
Therefore, comprehensive understanding on the thermo-mechanical properties of granite …

This paper proposes a new 2D continuous-discontinuous heat conduction model to simulate
heat transfer and thermal cracking in fractured quasi-brittle materials by combining with …

The study of the influence of temperature on granite's physical and mechanical properties is
significant to deep geotechnical engineering such as nuclear waste disposal engineering …

The thermal damage evolution of rock closely relates to many important scientific and
engineering problems, such as the mechanisms of earthquake and the effective extraction of …

A natural rock often has a positive Poisson's ratio during compression. However, the thermal-
damaged rock can abnormally present a negative Poisson's ratio. Thus far, the related …

The effect of grain size heterogeneity on the mechanical and microcracking behavior of Lac
du Bonnet (LdB) granite during heating, cooling, and uniaxial compression loading is …

Temperature has a significant impact on the microscopic damage and macroscopic
mechanical properties of brittle heterogeneous rocks. The grain-based model and grain …