The existence of joints or other kinds of discontinuities has a dramatic effect on the stability
of rock excavations and engineering. As a result, a great challenge in rock mass mechanics …

Rock fractures are crucial conduits for fluid flow in fractured rock masses. Three-dimensional
(3D) discrete fracture network (DFN) modeling approach, which can explicitly characterize …

As the first effort in literature, the 3DP sample from the micro-CT image of a natural
sandstone in this study achieves the printing resolution of 2 μm. The pore structure of both …

The presence of joints and other types of discontinuities has a significant effect on the
mechanical behavior of rock, thereby fundamentally influencing the stability of rock …

The field of rock mechanics is concerned with the response of rocks to the forces acting on
them, characterizing this behaviour in specific environments and under varying loading …

Heterogeneous fracture aperture distribution, dictated by surface roughness, mechanical
rock and fracture properties, and effective stress, limits the predictive capabilities of many …

Replicating sedimentary rocks using three-dimensional (3D) printing can support routine
reservoir rock analysis in petrophysical and geomechanical experiments, which is done …

Topological data analysis is an emerging concept of data analysis for characterizing shapes.
A state-of-the-art tool in topological data analysis is persistent homology, which is expected …

Understanding transport phenomena and governing mechanisms of different physical and
chemical processes in porous media has been a critical research area for decades …

This review aims to discuss the application and development of three-dimensional printing
(3DP) technology in the field of rock mechanics and the mechanical behaviors of 3D-printed …