[HTML][HTML] Why engineers should not attempt to quantify GSI

B Yang, D Elmo - Geosciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
In the past decade, there has been an increasing trend of digitalizing rock engineering
processes. However, this process has not been accompanied by a critical analysis of the …

[HTML][HTML] Joint interpretation of geophysical data: Applying machine learning to the modeling of an evaporitic sequence in Villar de Cañas (Spain)

I Marzán, D Martí, A Lobo, J Alcalde, M Ruiz… - Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
An optimal strategy for building realistic geological models must combine different
geophysical techniques, each with its advantages and limitations. However, dealing with …

Probabilistic prediction by means of the propagation of response variable uncertainty through a Monte Carlo approach in regression random forest: Application to soil …

S Dega, P Dietrich, M Schrön… - Frontiers in Environmental …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Probabilistic predictions aim to produce a prediction interval with probabilities associated
with each possible outcome instead of a single value for each outcome. In multiple …

Antarctic geothermal heat flow model: Aq1

T Stål, AM Reading, JA Halpin… - Geochemistry …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
We present a refined map of geothermal heat flow for Antarctica, Aq1, based on multiple
observables. The map is generated using a similarity detection approach by attributing …

[HTML][HTML] Examining rock engineering knowledge through a philosophical lens

D Elmo, A Mitelman, B Yang - Geosciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
This paper presents a philosophical examination of classical rock engineering problems as
the basis to move from traditional knowledge to radical (innovative) knowledge. While this …

Stretching and contraction of extensional basins with pre-rift salt: A numerical modeling approach

P Granado, JB Ruh, P Santolaria, P Strauss… - Frontiers in Earth …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
We present a series of 2D thermo-mechanical numerical experiments of thick-skinned
crustal extension including a pre-rift salt horizon and subsequent thin-, thick-skinned, or …

Scale-independent rock heterogeneity classification algorithm applied to microtomography images

A Mohamed, M Prodanović - Transport in Porous Media, 2023 - Springer
Typical geological systems are composed of a broad spectrum of porous media with
regionalized rock properties such as porosity or permeability varying by orders of magnitude …

Reassessing the lithosphere: SeisDARE, an open access seismic data repository

I DeFelipe, J Alcalde, M Ivandic, D Martí… - Earth System …, 2020 - essd.copernicus.org
Seismic reflection data (normal incidence and wide-angle) are unique assets for Solid Earth
Science as they provide critical information about the physical properties and structure of the …

Explicit instruction of scientific uncertainty in an undergraduate geoscience field-based course

KM Bateman, CG Wilson, RT Williams, B Tikoff… - Science & …, 2022 - Springer
Understanding and communicating uncertainty is a key skill needed in the practice of
science. However, there has been little research on the instruction of uncertainty in …

Uncertainty assessment applied to marine subsurface datasets

L Kint, V Hademenos, R De Mol, J Stafleu… - Quarterly Journal of …, 2021 - lyellcollection.org
A recently released voxel model quantifying aggregate resources of the Belgian part of the
North Sea includes lithological properties of all Quaternary sediments and modelling-related …