Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment

Papers
(The median citation count of Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment is 3. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)
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Assessing swelling-induced damage in shale samples during triaxial testing54
Effects of rate-dependent behavior of sandstone on performance of gas storage in aquifer38
Cracking of unsaturated clays using a newly developed small-beam bending apparatus and analysis by digital image correlation35
Comparative analysis of quasi-static penetration characteristics of slotted granite and intact granite34
How geomechanical attributes control the morphology of stylolites in carbonate sequences? A case from Permian–Triassic gas reservoirs in the Persian Gulf33
Field tests on the prediction of heating power requirements for deicing in Jiangyin, China28
Proxy-based Bayesian inversion of strain tensor data measured during well tests27
The hydro-mechanical characteristics and micro-structure of loess enhanced by microbially induced carbonate precipitation26
Shear strength and shear stiffness analysis of compacted Wyoming-type bentonite25
Post-mining related reactivation potential of faults hosted in tight reservoir rocks around flooded coal mines, eastern Ruhr Basin, Germany25
Temperature dependence of soil-structure interface behaviour in the context of thermally-activated piles: A review25
Fractal characteristics of rocks and mesoscopic fractures at different loading rates22
Novel and simplified method of producing microbial calcite powder for clayey soil stabilization22
The impacts of scaled capillary pressure combined with coupled flow and geomechanics on gas hydrate deposits22
Experimental study on seepage–corrosion coupling characteristics of a single fracture in limestone subjected to acid mine drainage22
Experimental and constitutive modeling of the anisotropic mechanical properties of shale subjected to thermal treatment22
Effects of thermophysical parameters of fracturing fluid on hot dry rock damage in hydraulic fracturing21
Influence of stress-level due to self-weight on the hydraulic conductivity of permeable concrete for geotechnical applications20
Flow-geomechanics coupling constrains fault geometry in induced earthquakes20
AC-assisted microbially induced carbonate precipitation for sand reinforcement: An experimental study19
Effects of supercritical CO2 based fluids imbibition on the mechanical properties of shale: An experimental study at high-temperature and high-pressure condition19
Soft interface instability and gas flow channeling in low-permeability deformable media19
Coupling of a water permeability function with a bounding surface hydromechanical model for unsaturated soils18
Engineering soil barriers to minimise annual shrinkage/swelling in plastic clays18
Numerical investigation of THM behavior in anisotropic poroelastic media: from element test to geological disposal applications17
Modeling of coupled processes in full-scale engineered barrier system performance experiment at Horonobe Underground Research Laboratory, Japan17
Shear behavior of ice–frozen soil interface: Experiments and elastoplastic modeling16
Modeling of thermal–hydraulic–mechanical–chemical​ acid fracturing with discretized virtual internal bond16
Synthesis of results for Brine Availability Test in Salt (BATS) DECOVALEX-2023 Task E16
Single fluid-driven crack propagation in analogue rock assisted by chemical environment16
Wellbore cement fracture permeability as a function of confining stress and pore pressure15
Fluid injection through artificially reconstituted bio-cemented sands15
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Experimental study on tensile strength of granite residual soil during drying and wetting13
Assessment of mechanical behavior and failure criteria under varied confining pressures in treated calcareous sand13
Thermo-hydraulic analysis of desiccation cracked soil strata considering ground temperature and moisture dynamics under the influence of soil-atmosphere interactions13
Thermal energy transfer around buried pipe infrastructure13
Heat transfer-deformation characteristics and fracture damage analysis during LN2 freeze-thaw process in different rank coals13
Analysis of shear mock-up tests in a canister-clay system for spent nuclear fuel isolation13
Assessment of sensor performance in the context of geological radwaste disposal—A first case study in the Belgian URL HADES12
Dam impoundment near active faults in areas with high seismic potential: Case studies from Bisri and Mseilha dams, Lebanon12
Experimental and simulation study of cryogenic stimulation of granites from Akmola region in Kazakhstan12
Laboratory validation of a new hydro-mechanical energy-based brittleness index model for hydraulic fracturing12
Hydraulic and mechanical behavior of compacted silts modified by waste steel slag12
Creep behavior and permeability evolution of red sandstone in three Gorges Reservoir area subjected to cyclic seepage pressure12
Experimental investigation into the effect of porosity on the strains developing during anhydrite to gypsum transformation12
A preliminary investigation on the mechanical behaviour of a stiff Italian clay in the context of hydrogen storage11
A fast approximate method for simulating thermal pile heat exchangers11
Corrigendum to “Self-sealing behavior of compacted bentonite–sand mixtures containing technological voids” [Geomech Energy Environ 25 (2021) 100213]11
The engineering of safe hydraulic stimulations for EGS development in hot crystalline rock masses11
Study on energy consumption and failure mechanism of water-saturated coal sample during impact cracking11
Effective stress in unsaturated soils: Lessons from capillarity in regular sphere arrangements11
Insight into the mechanical degradation of coal corroded by concentrated brine solution11
Integrating geomechanical proxy models with data assimilation for energy transition applications11
Insights from an extensive triaxial testing campaign on a shale for comparative site characterization of a deep geological repository10
NMR-based analysis of pore water state of unsaturated compacted bentonite considering the saline effect10
A Hybrid Data-Driven/Physics-Based Modeling Approach for Hydraulic Fracture Initiation and Early-Phase Propagation in Shale10
An assessment of the salt caprock creep impact on Pre-salt reservoir geomechanics10
Prediction of the shale gas permeability: A data mining approach10
Constraint strategies for estimating in-situ stress from borehole measurements10
Experimental and numerical studies on an energy piled wall: The effect of thermally activated pile spacing10
Comparing modelling approaches for a generic nuclear waste repository in salt10
Impact of shear displacement on advective transport in a laboratory-scale fracture10
Comparison of performance assessment models and methods in crystalline rock: Task F1 DECOVALEX-202310
Strengthening effect of nano-SiO2 on microbial induced carbonate precipitation (MICP) solidified sediment: Macro- and micro-analysis10
A three-dimensional elastoplastic constitutive model incorporating Lode angle dependence10
Evaluating the subsidence above gas reservoirs with an elasto-viscoplastic constitutive law. Laboratory evidences and case histories10
Transient temperature and water distributions in unconstrained compacted granular bentonite under elevated temperatures10
Effects of heat source conditions on the early temperature rise in heated fiber-optic cable emplaced in granulated bentonite mixture10
Influence of mechanical strength on gas migration through bentonite: Numerical analysis from laboratory to field scale10
New rock strength-based UCS-Vp10
Landslide susceptibility evaluation in Alpine environment: 2. Thermo-hydro-mechanical modeling for the response to climate-related variables9
A methodology for incorporating thermal interference in the design of thermo-active pile groups9
Effect of temperature on gas breakthrough and permeability of compacted loess in landfill cover9
Life cycle environmental assessment of retaining walls in unsaturated soils9
Rock-mass heterogeneous rheological properties caused the formation of deep tension fractures9
Impacts of intensive seepage flow on suffusion development in cohesionless soil: Insight from a theoretical model8
Investigation of additive-assisted microbial-induced calcium carbonate precipitation in 3D printed cross fractures8
Benchmark study of a new simplified DFN model for shearing of intersecting fractures and faults8
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 strain8
Determination of fault damage zones in sandstone rocks using numerical models and statistical analyses8
Comparative analysis of primary variables selection in modeling non-isothermal two-phase flow: Insights from EBS experiment at Horonobe URL8
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 zone8
Reducing uncertainty on land subsidence modeling prediction by a sequential data-integration approach. Application to the Arlua off-shore reservoir in Italy8
Failure characteristics and brittleness index establishment based on marble energy evolution mechanism8
Vertical dynamic responses of model energy piles8
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 waveguide8
Thermal performance of geothermal pavements constructed with demolition wastes8
Thermo-hydro mechanical coupling in a discrete modelling: Large-scale 3D application to thermal hydrofracturing8
Effects of in-situ stress on heat transfer in fracture networks8
Experimental analysis of a thermoactive underground railway station7
Numerical simulation study of proppant transport within fractures under the influence of interlayers and weak planes7
Micro-macro investigation on bio-cemented sand under different grouting saturation: An effective enhancement method7
Thermo-hydro-mechanical behavior of energy barrettes: Field experiments and numerical simulations7
Free swelling behavior of MX80 bentonite under elevated temperatures up to 200 °C7
Soil behavior under low- and high-cycle loading—Element tests vs. constitutive models7
A simple method for analyzing thermomechanical response of an energy pile in a group7
Numerical simulation of solute transport in argillaceous rock under thermal gradient with a coupled THM-solute transport model7
A novel random angular bend (RAB) algorithm and DEM modeling of thermal cracking responses of sandstone7
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
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 waste7
Effect of thermal cycling on the isotropic consolidation and triaxial shear behavior of lateritic clay7
Probability analysis of rock slope using FORM based on a nonlinear strength criterion7
Sealing failure of a cement sheath under temperature variation6
Three dimensional wellbore feature of air drilling hole and its influence on bit side force6
Creep properties and model of fractured sandstone under freezing environment6
Utilization of Fan Palm, Date Palm, and Phragmites Australis fibers for improving the mechanical behavior of sandy soil6
A thermoplastic clay constitutive model with temperature dependent evolution of stress anisotropy6
Numerical modeling of the fracturing mechanisms of unconsolidated sand reservoirs under water injection6
The physics of desiccation cracks 1: Ductile fracturing and dependence on relative humidity6
Redirection of a crack driven by viscous fluid taking into account plastic effects in the process zone6
Critical review of wellbore ballooning and breathing literature6
Analysis of wellbore stability for overbalanced drilling in marine methane hydrate-bearing sediments under non-hydrostatic stresses6
Physical–mechanical properties and microstructure degradation of acid–alkali contaminated granite residual soil6
Assessing the deformation of geomaterials through field measurements6
Early-stage thermal performance design of thermo-active walls implemented in underground infrastructures6
Application of discrete element numerical simulation methods in mechanical characterization of hydrate-bearing sediments: Research status and challenges6
Study on gas extraction efficiency using in-seam borehole method considering influence of plastic zone induced by borehole drilling6
Impact of initial effective stress on the thermo-mechanical behavior of normally consolidated clay6
The influence of initial shaft resistance mobilisation in the response of seasonally, thermally-activated pile foundations in granular media5
Internal erosion by suffusion on cohesionless gap-graded soils: Model and sensibility analysis5
Numerical modeling of hydro-mechanical processes during hydraulic testing of pre-existing fractures at the Grimsel Test Site, Switzerland5
Geomechanics for energy and the environment: Current developments5
Effect of heat-treatment on the pure- and mixed-mode fracture properties of a homogeneous sandstone5
Cyclic swell shrink behaviour of lime and lignosulphonate amended expansive soil—An experimental quantification and comparison5
A hysteretic hydraulic constitutive model for unsaturated soils and application to capillary barrier systems5
Modelling production-induced dynamic rupture of intra-graben faults and related earthquakes in the North German Basin5
Cyclic plasticity of hardened oil well cement paste: A nonlinear kinematic hardening perspective5
Field investigation on geothermal pavements5
An effective stress constitutive framework for the prediction of desiccation crack in lime-treated soil: Experimental characterization and constitutive prediction5
Thermomechanical response and crack evolution of sandstone at elevated temperatures5
Modelling flow and transport in fractured crystalline rocks by an upscaled equivalent continuous porous media method5
Experimental study on improving hydraulic characteristics of sand via microbially induced calcium carbonate precipitation5
Investigation of the emplacement dry density of granulated bentonite mixtures using dielectric, mass-balance and actively heated fiber-optic distributed temperature sensing methods5
Performance analysis of multi-well EGS system based on unique network structure — Voronoi fractures5
Coal permeability considering mining-induced stresses subjected to fractional derivative5
Erodibility improvement and scour mitigation of beach sand by enzymatic induced carbonate precipitation5
Modelling a granular bentonite system as a discrete set of continuum units5
Multi-scale constitutive modeling of the brittle–ductile transition behavior of rocks with microcracks and two populations of pores5
Investigation of fracture-plugging wellbore strengthening: Large scale true tri-axial experiments and field tests5
Geotechnical and engineering properties of expansive clayey soil stabilized with biomass ash and nanomaterials for its application in structural road layers5
Quantitative assessment of well leakage, part I: Cement stress evolution5
Variation of pore-network, mechanical and hydrological characteristics of sandstone specimens through CO2-enriched brine injection5
Numerical study of long-time growth of hydraulic fractures in a line drive5
Editorial for the Special Issue: Innovative numerical methods for soil internal erosion processes5
Thermal induced horizontal earth pressure changes of pipe energy piles under multiple heating cycles4
3D modelling of backward erosion piping experiments4
Stress-state dependency of the strain ratio of quasi-elastic granular soils under cyclic loading4
In situ static elastic properties assessment and validation with pressuremeter testing using a formation tester tool4
Earth stabilisation via carbonate precipitation by plant-derived urease for building applications4
Experimental study on P-wave response characteristics of hot dry rock under high temperature and high confining pressure4
Editorial: Special Issue on Hydraulic stimulation: From research to practice4
Fracture and porosity evolution of coal under uniaxial compression: An in-situ X-ray tomography study4
An insight from energy index characterization to determine the proneness of rockburst for hard rock4
The physics of desiccation cracks 2: Modeling and prediction of the crack patterns4
Closed-form modeling of matric suction in unsaturated soils under undrained heating4
FEM for prediction of surface deformations induced by flooding of steeply inclined mining seams4
The impact of soil layering and groundwater flow on energy pile thermal performance4
WITHDRAWN: A closed form solution for the internal stability of landfills considering spatial variability of the input seismic motion4
Cement with bacterial nanocellulose cured at reservoir temperature: Mechanical performance in the context of CO4
Experiment study on shear behavior and properties of granite fractures under real-time high-temperature conditions4
Effects of cyclic loading and unloading rates on the energy evolution of rocks with different lithology4
Utilizing high-resolution 3D Voronoi meshing to analyze field data from the Brine Availability Test in Salt (BATS)4
Microscale thermo-hydro-mechanical modeling of thermal recovery of shale gas4
Effect of fault activation on the hydraulic connectivity of faults in mudstone4
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Evaluating the effect of organic matter contained in shale on hydraulic fracturing of infill-well4
Hydro-mechanical modeling of borehole breakout in naturally fractured rocks using distinct element method3
A study on the hydraulic aperture of microannuli at the casing–cement interface using a large-scale laboratory setup3
Assessing the performance of geothermal pavement constructed using demolition wastes by experimental and CFD simulation techniques3
Geomechanics for energy and the environment3
Seismic-scale finite element stress modeling of the subsurface3
Experimental investigation of proppant flow and transport dynamics through fracture intersections3
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Research on hydrate-bearing reservoir deformation and wellbore wall stability during natural gas hydrate exploitation3
Evaluation of instruments for monitoring the soil–plant continuum3
Modelling the thermo-mechanical behaviour of a rock joint3
A finite discrete element approach for modeling of desiccation fracturing around underground openings in Opalinus clay3
Coupled hydro-gas-mechanical 3D modeling of LASGIT experiment3
Calculation of the representative temperature change for the thermomechanical design of energy piles3
A DEM study on microstructural behaviour of soluble granular materials subjected to chemo-mechanical loading3
Flow simulation in 3D fractured porous medium using a generalized pipe-based cell-centered finite volume model with local grid refinement3
Analysis of barrette foundations subjected to mechanical and thermal loads3
Quantification of energy consumed in simulated percussive drilling process using dynamic indentation experiment3
Modeling thermally driven migration of brine in bedded salt3
Study on mechanical response and strain of frozen coal after ultra-low temperature3
Impacts of temperature on the mechanical properties of Longmaxi shale outcrops using instrumented nanoindentation3
Thermo-mechanical behavior of an energy retaining pile for geothermal extraction3
Enhancing fiber–matrix interface permeability resistance of natural fiber-reinforced, bio-cemented sand by CaCO3
Importance of drilling-related processes on the origin of borehole breakouts — Insights from LWD observations3
Analytical solution for transient radial interaction between energy piles and soils: Thermo-elastic cavity expansion analysis3
Discontinuum-based numerical analysis of thermoshearing in planar and rough granite fractures: A comparison with laboratory observations3
Numerical assessment of the time-dependent behaviour of a tunnel with a yielding support system for a potential repository in claystone3
Modelling of mass transport in fractured crystalline rock using velocity interpolation and cell-jump particle tracking methods3
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