Biodiesel has the potential to significantly contribute to making transportation fuels more
sustainable. Due to the complexity and nonlinearity of processes for biodiesel production …

The geomechanical properties of rock, including shear strength (SS) and uniaxial
compressive strength (UCS), are very important parameters in designing rock structures. To …

Comprehensive knowledge and analysis of in situ rock strength and geo-mechanical
characteristics of rocks are crucial in hydrocarbon and mineral exploration stage to …

Comprehensive investigation and accurate models of geo-mechanical properties are crucial
to maintain wellbore stability and optimize the hydraulic fracturing process. This review …

To better understand how textural properties and mineralogy control compressive strength,
this work performed the grain size analysis, porosity measurement, X-ray diffraction …

Uniaxial compressive strength (UCS) of rock material is very important parameter for rock
engineering applications such as rock mass classification, numerical modelling bearing …

It is of significance to estimate peak shear strength (PSS) of rock fractures in engineering
practice, but the existing PSS criteria may not fully represent the 3D characteristics of …

Reasonable and effective determination of uniaxial compressive strength (UCS) is critical for
rock mass engineering stability research, design, and construction. To estimate the UCS of …

Abstract Uniaxial Compressive Strength (UCS) and Tensile Strength (TS) are among the
essential rock parameters required and determined for rock mechanical studies in …

Among the steps in modeling with the Discrete Element Method (DEM), one of the most
important is parameter calibration. The commonly used trial-and-error approach brings …