Dynamic evaluation of microscopic damage and fluid flow behavior in reservoir shale under deviatoric stress

Y Xie, H Liu, K Zhang, W Jia, J Li, X Meng - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
This study presented a three-dimensional reconstruction method for digital shale cores in
detail and examined the impact of deviatoric stress on the microscopic damage and fluid …

Evolution of contact area and aperture during the shearing process of natural rock fractures

MA Pirzada, M Bahaaddini, O Moradian, H Roshan - Engineering Geology, 2021 - Elsevier
The role of surface geometry and its evolution during shearing process on the
hydromechanical behaviour of rock discontinuities has long remained an open question for …

Damage evolution in dry and saturated brittle sandstone revealed by acoustic characterization under uniaxial compression

N Xie, HM Tang, JB Yang, QH Jiang - Rock Mechanics and Rock …, 2022 - Springer
We present results of P-wave velocities and acoustic emission (AE) activities of a calcareous
sandstone, collected from the Three Gorges Reservoir (TGR) area, under uniaxial loading to …

The dynamic evolution of compaction bands in highly porous carbonates: the role of local heterogeneity for nucleation and propagation

X Chen, H Roshan, A Lv, M Hu… - Progress in Earth and …, 2020 - Springer
The formation of compaction bands in porous brittle rocks such as sandstones and
carbonates has a significant impact on the localization mechanisms preceding earth and …

Effect of contact surface area on frictional behaviour of dry and saturated rock joints

MA Pirzada, H Roshan, H Sun, J Oh… - Journal of Structural …, 2020 - Elsevier
Frictional behaviour of joints/faults is of great importance in many geo-engineering
applications across different scales. It is known that the joint surface roughness is one of the …

FracDetect: A novel algorithm for 3D fracture detection in digital fractured rocks

HL Ramandi, S Irtza, T Sirojan, A Naman, R Mathew… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Fractures have a governing effect on the physical properties of fractured rocks, such as
permeability. Accurate representation of 3D fractures is, therefore, required for precise …

Triaxial direct shear properties, cohesive damage behavior and shear constitutive model of sandstone under high confining pressure

B Liu, Z Liu, M Zhang, J Xu, L Hao - European Journal of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The shear mechanical properties of rock under high confining stresses are required in deep
underground construction projects for stability evaluation. This paper tested the sandstone …

The effects of sorbing and non-sorbing gases on ultrasonic wave propagation in fractured coal

A Lv, MA Aghighi, H Masoumi, H Roshan - International Journal of Coal …, 2022 - Elsevier
The acoustic wave propagation in geomaterials at different frequencies (ultrasonic, sonic,
and seismic) has been extensively studied in the past to relate geomaterials' physical …

Coupled hydro-mechanical behaviour of rock joints during normal and shear Loading

MA Pirzada, M Bahaaddini, MS Andersen… - Rock Mechanics and …, 2023 - Springer
The hydraulic conductivity of rock joints is an important parameter controlling fluid flow in
various rock engineering applications. The shearing and normal loading have significant …

The combined effect of fractures and mineral content on coal hydromechanical response

A Lv, M Bahaaddini, H Masoumi, H Roshan - Bulletin of Engineering …, 2022 - Springer
The hydromechanical behaviour of fractured coal is a complex function of interaction
between coal bulk and fracture deformation driven by fluid pressure and external stress …