Water sealing performance is important for underground water-sealed oil storage (UWSOS).
The key issues concerning water sealing performance mainly include the permeability of …

Transitioning to a sustainable energy future necessitates innovative storage solutions for
renewable energies, where hydrogen (H₂) emerges as a pivotal energy carrier for its low …

A two-dimensional grouting model considering hydromechanical coupling and fracturing in
fractured rock is proposed and implemented in an GPU parallel multiphysics finite element …

A hydromechanical model with explicit fracture flow is presented for the fully coupled
analysis of flow and deformation in fractured porous media. Extended finite-element method …

The creep of soft rocks induced by seepage-stress coupling is one of the critical factors that
causes the failure of the rock. However, the actual failure mechanisms of soft rocks …

In water-rich rock masses from underground excavations, the flow pressure and confining
pressure significantly affect the seepage properties of the fractured rock induced by complex …

Identification of dominant seepage channels in fractured rock masses is one of the main
challenges to ensure the safety of water-sealed oil storage caverns and reduce water inflow …

This paper proposed an improved stepwise algorithm to simulate the grout diffusion in a
single fracture considering the dynamic grouting parameter boundary condition and the …

Grouting is frequently used to prevent water-inrush disasters in tunnels and underground
engineering. However, complex groundwater environment can significantly influence the …

A fractured rock mass was characterized by strong heterogeneity, discontinuity, and
anisotropy. The study of flow in a fractured rock mass was a complex and challenging task …