Groundwater flow through fractured rocks has been recognized as an important issue in
many geotechnical engineering practices. Several key aspects of fundamental mechanisms …

Coupled thermal-hydro-mechanical (THM) numerical modeling is conducted to study
thermal management associated with geologic disposal of spent nuclear fuel (SNF) in large …

Safe disposal of high-level radioactive nuclear waste (HLW) is crucial for human health and
the environment, as well as for sustainable development. Deep geological disposal in …

Grouting is a widely used approach to reinforce broken surrounding rock mass during the
construction of underground tunnels in fault fracture zones, and its reinforcement …

In this study, a numerical manifold method (NMM) based simulator, which is able to simulate
the whole process of grouting reinforcement, including the migration and coagulation …

This paper presents a coupled thermal-hydraulic-mechanical (THM) model for simulating
failure processes in geological media. The coupling between stress/strain and heat transfer …

In this study we use numerical experiments to analyze reactive flow and transport behavior
in discrete intersecting fracture networks, focusing on (a) how reaction‐induced changes in …

The greatest challenges of rigorously modeling coupled hydro-mechanical processes in
fractured rocks at different scales are associated with computational geometry. In addition …

Grouting is a commonly used technique in rock engineering to enhance the joint strength
and improve the stability of surrounding rock. Grout penetration characteristic is controlled …

We present results from an international model comparison study involving a series of
controlled fault activation experiments in Opalinus Clay at the Mont Terri Laboratory …