Temperature has a significant impact on the microscopic damage and macroscopic
mechanical properties of brittle heterogeneous rocks. The grain-based model and grain …

Deep geological repository is usually constructed in a typical crystalline rock, granite.
Therefore, comprehensive understanding on the thermo-mechanical properties of granite …

The mechanical characteristics of crystalline rocks are affected by the heterogeneity of the
spatial distribution of minerals. In this paper, a novel three-dimensional (3D) grain-based …

During the extraction of geothermal heat, the changes in temperature and pressure
environments can alter the mechanical and hydraulic behavior of fractured rock masses …

The effect of grain size heterogeneity on the mechanical and microcracking behavior of Lac
du Bonnet (LdB) granite during heating, cooling, and uniaxial compression loading is …

In this paper, a novel three-dimensional grain-based model based on particle flow code
(PFC3D-GBM) is used to reconstruct the crystalline structure of granite, which enables the …

The size of mineral grain has a significant impact on the initiation and propagation of
microcracks within rocks. In this study, fine-, medium-, and coarse-grained granites were …

The operation of enhanced geothermal system and geological disposal of radioactive waste
typically involve considerable variations in the host rock temperature, and the resulting …

In this paper, we developed a novel three-dimensional grain-based model based on the
discrete element method (DEM) and reproduced the heterogeneous structure of crystalline …

For reproducing the heterogeneous structure of granites, a novel three-dimensional grain-
based model based on particle flow code (GBM3D-PFC) was proposed in this paper. Then …