Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment

Article	Citations
Fractal characteristics of rocks and mesoscopic fractures at different loading rates	48
Temperature dependence of soil-structure interface behaviour in the context of thermally-activated piles: A review	40
How geomechanical attributes control the morphology of stylolites in carbonate sequences? A case from Permian–Triassic gas reservoirs in the Persian Gulf	40
The hydro-mechanical characteristics and micro-structure of loess enhanced by microbially induced carbonate precipitation	40
Experimental study on seepage–corrosion coupling characteristics of a single fracture in limestone subjected to acid mine drainage	32
Comparative analysis of quasi-static penetration characteristics of slotted granite and intact granite	31
Cracking of unsaturated clays using a newly developed small-beam bending apparatus and analysis by digital image correlation	31
Post-mining related reactivation potential of faults hosted in tight reservoir rocks around flooded coal mines, eastern Ruhr Basin, Germany	29
Evaluation of generalised soil water retention models and their role in hydro–mechanical modelling of unsaturated soils	29
Hydromechanical simulation of argillaceous rocks: From laboratory tests to drift excavation	28
Field tests on the prediction of heating power requirements for deicing in Jiangyin, China	26
The impacts of scaled capillary pressure combined with coupled flow and geomechanics on gas hydrate deposits	26
Effects of rate-dependent behavior of sandstone on performance of gas storage in aquifer	24
Assessing swelling-induced damage in shale samples during triaxial testing	23
Shear strength and shear stiffness analysis of compacted Wyoming-type bentonite	22
Effects of supercritical CO2 based fluids imbibition on the mechanical properties of shale: An experimental study at high-temperature and high-pressure condition	22
Proxy-based Bayesian inversion of strain tensor data measured during well tests	22
Synthesis of results for Brine Availability Test in Salt (BATS) DECOVALEX-2023 Task E	22
The nucleation of injection-induced earthquakes on low-permeability strike-slip faults	21
Modeling of coupled processes in full-scale engineered barrier system performance experiment at Horonobe Underground Research Laboratory, Japan	21
Coupling of a water permeability function with a bounding surface hydromechanical model for unsaturated soils	20
Single fluid-driven crack propagation in analogue rock assisted by chemical environment	20
Numerical investigation of THM behavior in anisotropic poroelastic media: from element test to geological disposal applications	20
Soft interface instability and gas flow channeling in low-permeability deformable media	20
Influence of stress-level due to self-weight on the hydraulic conductivity of permeable concrete for geotechnical applications	20

Effects of thermophysical parameters of fracturing fluid on hot dry rock damage in hydraulic fracturing	19
Novel and simplified method of producing microbial calcite powder for clayey soil stabilization	19
Temperature- and Displacement-Dependent Model for unsaturated Earth pressures behind thermo-active retaining walls	19
AC-assisted microbially induced carbonate precipitation for sand reinforcement: An experimental study	19
Engineering soil barriers to minimise annual shrinkage/swelling in plastic clays	19
Load transfer analysis of driven energy pile under combined thermal and mechanical loading	18
Experimental and constitutive modeling of the anisotropic mechanical properties of shale subjected to thermal treatment	18
Thermoporoelastic model for fluid-driven debonding of cement during CO	18
Flow-geomechanics coupling constrains fault geometry in induced earthquakes	18
Post-wildfire soil hydrophobicity and slope erosion remediation by applying environmentally friendly modifiers	17
Analysis of shear mock-up tests in a canister-clay system for spent nuclear fuel isolation	16
Wellbore cement fracture permeability as a function of confining stress and pore pressure	16
Assessment of mechanical behavior and failure criteria under varied confining pressures in treated calcareous sand	16
Fluid injection through artificially reconstituted bio-cemented sands	16
Shear behavior of ice–frozen soil interface: Experiments and elastoplastic modeling	16
Heat transfer-deformation characteristics and fracture damage analysis during LN2 freeze-thaw process in different rank coals	16
Multiscale modeling of hydraulic fracture propagation and design optimization in heterogeneous oil–gas reservoirs	15
Investigations into crack evolution during controlled continual laser-based rock processing	15
Modeling of thermal–hydraulic–mechanical–chemical​ acid fracturing with discretized virtual internal bond	15
Thermally driven fracturing in hot dry rock systems and the role of wellbore cooling	15
Three-dimensional evaluation of effective thermal conductivity in micro-carbon fiber reinforced clay soils with varying fiber distributions	15
Experimental study on tensile strength of granite residual soil during drying and wetting	15
Thermo-hydraulic analysis of desiccation cracked soil strata considering ground temperature and moisture dynamics under the influence of soil-atmosphere interactions	15
Influence of natural fracture zones on hydraulic fracture propagation and proppant transport in tight sandstone reservoirs	15
Strata control methods and optimization design for mining earthquake prevention and environmental protection	15
Experimental and simulation study of cryogenic stimulation of granites from Akmola region in Kazakhstan	14
Influence of the strain rate on the deformation and failure of rocks with multiscale cracks	14
Experimental investigation into the effect of porosity on the strains developing during anhydrite to gypsum transformation	14
Laboratory validation of a new hydro-mechanical energy-based brittleness index model for hydraulic fracturing	14
Designing a repository in domal salt: The influence of design variants in different modelling environments	14
Dam impoundment near active faults in areas with high seismic potential: Case studies from Bisri and Mseilha dams, Lebanon	14
Assessment of sensor performance in the context of geological radwaste disposal—A first case study in the Belgian URL HADES	14
Effect of particle size on mechanical properties of bio-cemented sand using enzyme-induced calcite precipitation	14
A preliminary investigation on the mechanical behaviour of a stiff Italian clay in the context of hydrogen storage	13
Creep behavior and permeability evolution of red sandstone in three Gorges Reservoir area subjected to cyclic seepage pressure	13
Study on energy consumption and failure mechanism of water-saturated coal sample during impact cracking	13
Insight into the mechanical degradation of coal corroded by concentrated brine solution	13
Hydraulic and mechanical behavior of compacted silts modified by waste steel slag	13
Effective stress in unsaturated soils: Lessons from capillarity in regular sphere arrangements	13
Corrigendum to “Self-sealing behavior of compacted bentonite–sand mixtures containing technological voids” [Geomech Energy Environ 25 (2021) 100213]	13
Comparing modelling approaches for a generic nuclear waste repository in salt	12
NMR-based analysis of pore water state of unsaturated compacted bentonite considering the saline effect	12
A fast approximate method for simulating thermal pile heat exchangers	12
A three-dimensional elastoplastic constitutive model incorporating Lode angle dependence	12
Desiccation cracking behavior of discrete fiber mixed with clay material	12
3D numerical modelling and analysis of heat harvesting and pavement temperature regulation of a thermo-active road	12
Transient temperature and water distributions in unconstrained compacted granular bentonite under elevated temperatures	12
Integrating geomechanical proxy models with data assimilation for energy transition applications	12
A multi-method integration approach for determining draw angles in underground metal mining: A case study of the kuogeshaye gold mine	11
Prediction of the shale gas permeability: A data mining approach	11

A Hybrid Data-Driven/Physics-Based Modeling Approach for Hydraulic Fracture Initiation and Early-Phase Propagation in Shale	11
Study on novel alkali-activated cementitious grout for scour control of offshore foundation	11
Influence of matric suction on the behavior of energy pile groups under geometrically asymmetrical thermal cycling	11
Insights from an extensive triaxial testing campaign on a shale for comparative site characterization of a deep geological repository	11
Impact of shear displacement on advective transport in a laboratory-scale fracture	11
Triaxial unloading effects on pre-holed sandstone energy characteristics and damage evolution mechanism: Comparative analysis of diffrent borehole bottom locations	10
Predicting subsurface thermal conductivity from wellbore temperatures	10
A feasibility study of a modal analysis-based acoustic method for noninvasively estimating elastic properties of rocks	10
Constraint strategies for estimating in-situ stress from borehole measurements	10
New rock strength-based UCS-V	10
A data-driven and machine learning-assisted interpretation of hydraulic fracturing experiments in various formations	10
A review of fiber optic sensing in geomechanical applications at laboratory and field scales	10
Experimental study on the swelling pressure of compacted bentonite under high temperatures above 100 °C	10
A comparative analysis of numerical approaches for the description of gas flow in clay-based repository systems: From a laboratory to a large-scale gas injection test	10
Micromechanical modeling of long-term creep behavior of quasi-brittle rocks considering thermo-mechanical coupling effects	10
Strengthening effect of nano-SiO2 on microbial induced carbonate precipitation (MICP) solidified sediment: Macro- and micro-analysis	10
Internal erosion of sandy gravels and occurrence of open-framework gravels in the subsoil of a river dike	10
Landslide susceptibility evaluation in Alpine environment: 2. Thermo-hydro-mechanical modeling for the response to climate-related variables	10
A methodology for incorporating thermal interference in the design of thermo-active pile groups	10
Benchmark study of a new simplified DFN model for shearing of intersecting fractures and faults	10
Influence of mechanical strength on gas migration through bentonite: Numerical analysis from laboratory to field scale	10
Comparison of performance assessment models and methods in crystalline rock: Task F1 DECOVALEX-2023	10
An assessment of the salt caprock creep impact on Pre-salt reservoir geomechanics	10
Feedback on the discussion of “assessment of an amended soil as a climate adaptive barrier: Element testing and physical modelling”	9
A three-dimensional fractional elastoplastic constitutive model for rocks within ductile domain	9
Effect of temperature on gas breakthrough and permeability of compacted loess in landfill cover	9
Determination of fault damage zones in sandstone rocks using numerical models and statistical analyses	9
Rock-mass heterogeneous rheological properties caused the formation of deep tension fractures	9
Mechanism of anomalous “internal subsidence and peripheral uplift” in a salt mine goaf: A multi-source validated superposition of poroelastic uplift and mining-induced subsidence	9
Life cycle environmental assessment of retaining walls in unsaturated soils	9
Effects of in-situ stress on heat transfer in fracture networks	9
Thermo-hydro mechanical coupling in a discrete modelling: Large-scale 3D application to thermal hydrofracturing	9
Detection of potential voids in the granulated bentonite mixture and concrete plug in the Full-scale Emplacement experiment using a parallel-wire cable as an extra-long TDR waveguide	9
Corrigendum to ‘Modeling fracture growth for EGS in foreland sedimentary basins’ [Geomech Energy Environ 45 (2026) 100796]	9
Comparative analysis of primary variables selection in modeling non-isothermal two-phase flow: Insights from EBS experiment at Horonobe URL	9
Numerical study of the effect of soil-plant-atmosphere interaction under future climate projections and different vegetation covers	9
Surrogate models for development of unconventional shale reservoirs by an integrated numerical approach of hydraulic fracturing, flow and geomechanics, and machine learning	8
Numerical simulation of solute transport in argillaceous rock under thermal gradient with a coupled THM-solute transport model	8
Thermo-hydro-mechanical behavior of energy barrettes: Field experiments and numerical simulations	8
Effect of multifractal characteristics of pore structure in coal adsorbed by low pressure gas on thermal conductivity and thermal diffusion	8
Impacts of intensive seepage flow on suffusion development in cohesionless soil: Insight from a theoretical model	8
Reducing uncertainty on land subsidence modeling prediction by a sequential data-integration approach. Application to the Arlua off-shore reservoir in Italy	8
A thermodynamically consistent model of strain coupling in expansive soils	8
Experimental study on the settlement behavior of soil–rock mixtures under reservoir water level rise and fall	8
Failure characteristics and brittleness index establishment based on marble energy evolution mechanism	8
Free swelling behavior of MX80 bentonite under elevated temperatures up to 200 °C	8
Modelling of failure and fracture development of the Callovo-Oxfordian claystone during an in-situ heating experiment associated with geological disposal of high-level radioactive waste	7
Full-scale in-situ tests on a displacement cast in situ energy pile: Effects of cyclic thermal loads under different mechanical load levels on pile stress and strain	7
Study on the characteristics of coal pore structure changes during hot flue gas displacement and their impact on the gas displacement effect	7
Vertical dynamic responses of model energy piles	7
Enhanced soil-pile friction using colloidal silica grouting in granular soils	7
A simple method for analyzing thermomechanical response of an energy pile in a group	7
Study on the interaction between pile and soil under lateral load in coral sand	7
Mechanism of gas seepage enhancement based on the evolution of micro-pores and energy dissipation in coal under dynamic load	7
Investigation of additive-assisted microbial-induced calcium carbonate precipitation in 3D printed cross fractures	7
Effect of thermal cycling on the isotropic consolidation and triaxial shear behavior of lateritic clay	7
Numerical study of fluid injection-induced deformation and seismicity in a mature fault zone with a low-permeability fault core bounded by a densely fractured damage zone	7
Early-stage thermal performance design of thermo-active walls implemented in underground infrastructures	7
Quantitative prediction of tertiary formation fractures and its application in lost circulation prediction in the Bozhong Depression	7
Probability analysis of rock slope using FORM based on a nonlinear strength criterion	7
A novel random angular bend (RAB) algorithm and DEM modeling of thermal cracking responses of sandstone	7
Creep characteristics and damage mechanisms of rock in the plateau tunnel: Insights from acoustic emission and energy evolution	7
Finite element analysis of shear stress evolution in fault-related folds: implications for subsurface geomechanics and energy applications	7
An effective poroelastic model for fractured porous media	7
Numerical modeling of the fracturing mechanisms of unconsolidated sand reservoirs under water injection	7
Development of bio-grout injection strategy and design guide using reactive transport model for field-scale soil improvement based on microbially induced calcium carbonate precipitation (MICP)	7
Numerical study on enhancing coalbed methane recovery using stress relief by multiple cavities	7
Micro-macro investigation on bio-cemented sand under different grouting saturation: An effective enhancement method	7
Numerical simulation study of proppant transport within fractures under the influence of interlayers and weak planes	7
Three dimensional wellbore feature of air drilling hole and its influence on bit side force	6
Creep properties and model of fractured sandstone under freezing environment	6
Impact of initial effective stress on the thermo-mechanical behavior of normally consolidated clay	6
A hysteretic hydraulic constitutive model for unsaturated soils and application to capillary barrier systems	6
Thermal influence zone of energy tunnels in sandy soils under the hydrostatic condition	6
An integral approach using InSAR and data assimilation to disentangle and quantify multi-depth driven subsidence causes in the Ravenna coastland, Northern Italy	6
Sealing failure of a cement sheath under temperature variation	6
A constitutive framework for caprocks accounting for viscoplastic cyclic degradation and coupled geo-chemo-mechanical processes	6
The physics of desiccation cracks 1: Ductile fracturing and dependence on relative humidity	6
Application of discrete element numerical simulation methods in mechanical characterization of hydrate-bearing sediments: Research status and challenges	6
Quantitative assessment of well leakage, part I: Cement stress evolution	6

Displacement analysis for energy pile foundations under thermomechanical loads	6
Physical–mechanical properties and microstructure degradation of acid–alkali contaminated granite residual soil	6
The influence of hydrating mineral components on wellbore sealing capacity of salt-plugged wells	6
Utilization of Fan Palm, Date Palm, and Phragmites Australis fibers for improving the mechanical behavior of sandy soil	6
Development and validation of TOUGH-3DEC: A three-dimensional discontinuum-based numerical simulator for coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical analysis	6
Analysis of wellbore stability for overbalanced drilling in marine methane hydrate-bearing sediments under non-hydrostatic stresses	6
A thermoplastic clay constitutive model with temperature dependent evolution of stress anisotropy	6
Study on the fracture propagation rule of simultaneous fracturing under cyclic injection	5
Coupled stress–apparent resistivity model for rock deformation and failure based on experimental analysis	5
Geomechanics for energy and the environment: Current developments	5
Cyclic plasticity of hardened oil well cement paste: A nonlinear kinematic hardening perspective	5
Modelling flow and transport in fractured crystalline rocks by an upscaled equivalent continuous porous media method	5
Effect of heat-treatment on the pure- and mixed-mode fracture properties of a homogeneous sandstone	5
Study on gas extraction efficiency using in-seam borehole method considering influence of plastic zone induced by borehole drilling	5
Geotechnical and engineering properties of expansive clayey soil stabilized with biomass ash and nanomaterials for its application in structural road layers	5
Editorial for the Special Issue: Innovative numerical methods for soil internal erosion processes	5
Shape effect of shear box in large-scale direct shear test for soil-rock mixture	5
Experimental study on improving hydraulic characteristics of sand via microbially induced calcium carbonate precipitation	5
Cyclic swell shrink behaviour of lime and lignosulphonate amended expansive soil—An experimental quantification and comparison	5
Investigation of fracture-plugging wellbore strengthening: Large scale true tri-axial experiments and field tests	5
A new mechanism on how LCMs deposited stably to bridge during wellbore strengthening and its analytical model	5
Modelling production-induced dynamic rupture of intra-graben faults and related earthquakes in the North German Basin	5
Investigation of the emplacement dry density of granulated bentonite mixtures using dielectric, mass-balance and actively heated fiber-optic distributed temperature sensing methods	5
Fracture evolution and energy dissipation characteristics of limestone under triaxial loading and unloading experiments	5
Performance analysis of multi-well EGS system based on unique network structure — Voronoi fractures	5
Experiment study on shear behavior and properties of granite fractures under real-time high-temperature conditions	4
Numerical simulation of coupled THM behaviour of full-scale EBS in backfilled experimental gallery in the Horonobe URL	4
Comparative tests on the failure characteristics and mechanisms of soft inclined foundation waste dump under gravity	4
Fracture and porosity evolution of coal under uniaxial compression: An in-situ X-ray tomography study	4
Incipient motion of sands in the pipe and numerical modelling of the pipe depth	4
Unified models for water permeability in hydrate-bearing sandy soil considering pore morphology evolution	4
Thermomechanical response and crack evolution of sandstone at elevated temperatures	4
Coal permeability considering mining-induced stresses subjected to fractional derivative	4
Editorial Board	4
3D modelling of backward erosion piping experiments	4
Experimental study on P-wave response characteristics of hot dry rock under high temperature and high confining pressure	4
Effects of pore pressure-dependent friction laws on supershear earthquakes	4
Evolution of the micromechanical properties of reaction layers in wellbore cement under geologic CO2 storage conditions	4
An insight from energy index characterization to determine the proneness of rockburst for hard rock	4
Numerical modeling of hydro-mechanical processes during hydraulic testing of pre-existing fractures at the Grimsel Test Site, Switzerland	4
Modelling a granular bentonite system as a discrete set of continuum units	4
Observation of water transport in compacted bentonite at elevated temperatures using X-ray tomography and image analysis	4
Investigation of fracture propagation dynamics during multi-stage water injection shearing in fault-fracture reservoirs	4
Field investigation on geothermal pavements	4
Evaluating the effect of organic matter contained in shale on hydraulic fracturing of infill-well	4
Utilizing high-resolution 3D Voronoi meshing to analyze field data from the Brine Availability Test in Salt (BATS)	4
Energy evolution law and multi-scale failure strength criterion of granite under multiaxial compression	4
Comparative experimental study on thermo-mechanical responses of phase-change and normal energy piles	4
Effects of cyclic loading and unloading rates on the energy evolution of rocks with different lithology	4
The influence of initial shaft resistance mobilisation in the response of seasonally, thermally-activated pile foundations in granular media	4
Multi-scale constitutive modeling of the brittle–ductile transition behavior of rocks with microcracks and two populations of pores	4
Internal erosion by suffusion on cohesionless gap-graded soils: Model and sensibility analysis	4
Cement with bacterial nanocellulose cured at reservoir temperature: Mechanical performance in the context of CO 4
Erodibility improvement and scour mitigation of beach sand by enzymatic induced carbonate precipitation	4
WITHDRAWN: A closed form solution for the internal stability of landfills considering spatial variability of the input seismic motion	4
Coupled hydro-gas-mechanical 3D modeling of LASGIT experiment	3
Thermally induced tensile hoop stresses in energy piles: Implications for design and operation	3
Mathematical foundations for play-agnostic thermo-poro-hydro-mechanical modeling of hydraulic fracture initiations from perforated wells: Towards a predictive tool	3
Thermo-mechanical behavior of an energy retaining pile for geothermal extraction	3
Earth stabilisation via carbonate precipitation by plant-derived urease for building applications	3
Evaluation of instruments for monitoring the soil–plant continuum	3
The physics of desiccation cracks 2: Modeling and prediction of the crack patterns	3
Numerical assessment of the time-dependent behaviour of a tunnel with a yielding support system for a potential repository in claystone	3
Stress-state dependency of the strain ratio of quasi-elastic granular soils under cyclic loading	3
Experimental investigation of proppant flow and transport dynamics through fracture intersections	3
Flow simulation in 3D fractured porous medium using a generalized pipe-based cell-centered finite volume model with local grid refinement	3
Hydro-mechanical modeling of borehole breakout in naturally fractured rocks using distinct element method	3
Analysis of barrette foundations subjected to mechanical and thermal loads	3
Modeling thermally driven migration of brine in bedded salt	3
Study on mechanical response and strain of frozen coal after ultra-low temperature	3
Impacts of temperature on the mechanical properties of Longmaxi shale outcrops using instrumented nanoindentation	3
A unified thermo–hydro–mechanical load-transfer framework for energy piles: Quantifying interfacial softening	3
A finite discrete element approach for modeling of desiccation fracturing around underground openings in Opalinus clay	3
In situ static elastic properties assessment and validation with pressuremeter testing using a formation tester tool	3
Editorial Board	3
Hydro-mechanical and homogenization behaviour of GMZ bentonite pellets/block assemblies upon hydration	3
Microscale thermo-hydro-mechanical modeling of thermal recovery of shale gas	3
Discontinuum-based numerical analysis of thermoshearing in planar and rough granite fractures: A comparison with laboratory observations	3
The contribution of physical-chemical effects of abandoned mine water to the deterioration of Mode-I fracture toughness- based on CT-DEM integrated modeling	3
Modelling unsaturated soils with the Material Point Method. A discussion of the state-of-the-art	3
A DEM study on microstructural behaviour of soluble granular materials subjected to chemo-mechanical loading	3
Modelling the thermo-mechanical behaviour of a rock joint	3
Cracking patterns, self-healing and properties of sand-bentonite liner under environmental stresses: A CT scanning and laboratory testing approach	3
Discussion of “Assessment of an amended soil as a climate adaptive barrier: Element testing and physical modelling”	3
Damage and acoustic characteristics of water-saturated coals with different ranks under liquid nitrogen freezing and thawing treatments	3
Closed-form modeling of matric suction in unsaturated soils under undrained heating	3
Enhancing fiber–matrix interface permeability resistance of natural fiber-reinforced, bio-cemented sand by CaCO 3
Effect of fault activation on the hydraulic connectivity of faults in mudstone	3
Editorial Board	3
Energy and entropy balance laws for porous media saturated by one or two non-miscible pore fluids at different temperatures	3
Accelerating the Energy Transition with Energy Geotechnics: editorial	3
Centrifuge modelling of energy geostructures in soil: A review	3
Integrated evaluation of stiffness degradation by combining Resonant-Column, Cyclic Triaxial and Cyclic Simple Shear Tests: Application to Riotinto mine tailings	3
Analytical solution for transient radial interaction between energy piles and soils: Thermo-elastic cavity expansion analysis	3
Production performance analysis of low permeability reservoirs using a new water flooding characteristic curve and Weibull model	3