Geofluids

Thermal-Hydraulic-Mechanical (THM) Coupling Behaviour of Fractured Rock Masses


Publishing date
01 Apr 2021
Status
Published
Submission deadline
20 Nov 2020

Lead Editor

1Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, China

2University of Arizona, Tucson, USA

3Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, China

4Central South University, Changsha, China


Thermal-Hydraulic-Mechanical (THM) Coupling Behaviour of Fractured Rock Masses

Description

The study of Thermal-Hydraulic-Mechanical (THM) coupling behaviour is significant in many aspects of geological engineering, such as oil and gas extraction, geothermal energy, nuclear waste disposal, and mine engineering, where the geological media usually consists of fractured rock. Insights into THM coupling behaviour are generally based on both experiments and numerical modelling, from micro- to macro- scale. Laboratory tests have confirmed that coupling between rock stress, fluid flow, and temperature, although affected by various petrophysical quantities, has been shown to be strongly dependent on the geometry of fracture networks, fluid characteristics, and stress and temperature conditions. Numerical simulation has become an efficient tool widely appreciated by geotechnical researchers. With the development of numerical methods, such as discrete element method (DEM), finite element method (FEM), meshless method, and high performance computing technologies, more complicated virtual models that are closer to the real world can be efficiently established and processed, generating more reliable results for geotechnical design and assessment.

In recent years, many methods including laboratory experiments, theoretical analysis, and numerical simulation have been employed to investigate fluid flow in fractured rock masses under various stress and temperature conditions. However, comprehensive insight into coupled THM processes is often hampered due to the fact that rocks and rock formations are enormously complex. Therefore, further studies on THM coupling behaviour of fractured rock masses are still needed, such as mechanical and permeability characteristics of fractured rock masses, nonlinear flow in fractures, and new experimental and numerical methods.

The aim of this Special Issue is to bring together papers on different topics related to THM coupling behaviour of fractured rock masses, such as experimental founding, constitutive models, and their engineering applications. Submissions relating to theory, experiments, techniques, numerical methods, and engineering projects are all welcomed, including both original research and review articles.

Potential topics include but are not limited to the following:

  • Nonlinear flow behaviour in rock fractures under THM coupling
  • Analysis and modelling on hydraulic fracture initiation and propagation
  • Mechanical and permeability characteristics of rock
  • Constitutive modelling and numerical methods
  • Case studies related to THM coupling
  • Microscopic seepage theoretical developments
  • Gas-liquid two-phase fluid in rock fractures under THM coupling
  • Mud-water inrush disaster in geotechnical engineering

Articles

  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2020
  • - Article ID 8857290
  • - Research Article

A Cleaner Mining Method for Waste Tailings as Paste Materials to Goafs

Yuxi Liu | Zhixiang Liu | ... | Longjun Dong
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2020
  • - Article ID 8847623
  • - Research Article

Influencing Factors on Strength of Waste Rock Tailing Cemented Backfill

Huafu Qiu | Fushun Zhang | ... | Bingbing Tu
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2020
  • - Article ID 8828199
  • - Research Article

Discrete Element Modeling on Mechanical Behavior of Heterogeneous Rock Containing X-Shaped Fissure under Uniaxial Compression

Ming Chen | Jian Liu | ... | Yue Cen
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2020
  • - Article ID 8886843
  • - Review Article

Fracture Behavior of Rock with Initial Damage: Theoretical, Experimental, and Numerical Investigations

Hui Zhang | Panpan Guo | ... | Yahui Shao
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2020
  • - Article ID 8874403
  • - Research Article

Features and Constitutive Model of Gypsum’s Uniaxial Creep Damage considering Acidization

Wei Chen | Wen Wan | ... | Xiaoyu Tang
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2020
  • - Article ID 8882114
  • - Research Article

A Study of the Solid-Liquid-Gas Three-Phase Coupling Relationship of Coal, Water and Gas

Anying Yuan | Chunhui Huang | ... | Quansen Wu
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2020
  • - Article ID 8870387
  • - Research Article

Representative Sample Sampling Method for Size Effect Experiment of Jointed Rock Mass

Man Huang | Dan Liu | ... | Yongliang Huang
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2020
  • - Article ID 8860058
  • - Research Article

Mechanism of the Gas-Liquid Two-Phase Chaotic Flow in Single Fracture

Dong Yang | Zhiqin Kang | Yangsheng Zhao
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2020
  • - Article ID 8831544
  • - Research Article

Impinging Performance of High-Pressure Water Jets Emitting from Different Nozzle Orifice Shapes

Fei Huang | Jianyu Mi | ... | Rongrong Wang
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2020
  • - Article ID 8820045
  • - Research Article

Characteristics of Direct Shear and Particle Breakage of Pebble Gravel Materials

Chenjie Hong | Man Huang | ... | Zhiyong Zhu
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