In this study, the digital image correlation (DIC) method and acoustic emission (AE)
technology were combined to study the evolution of rock deformation localization in detail …

To unravel their long-term creep properties at simulated reservoir conditions, we conducted
constant stress deformation experiments at elevated confining pressures, pc= 50–115 MPa …

A laboratory study of inelastic deformation and localization was conducted to evaluate
microseismicity and fracture in fluid-saturated rock. Plane strain compression experiments …

Deformation experiments with concurrent X-ray microtomography are used to characterize
the mechanical properties of a high-porosity carbonate rock from Central Europe (the …

Underground gas storages (UGSs) are important large-scale industrial facilities used to
bridge the gap between natural gas consumption and supply. The cyclic operation of the …

We present deformation localization and cracking process of sandstone with two flaws of
different geometric configurations in uniaxial compression. The full field strain and …

The power law acceleration has been validated as an effective method for predicting failure
time, however, the precursory acceleration distribution in local monitoring signals is still …

Three distinct length scales are involved in the deformation evolution and catastrophic
rupture of heterogeneous rocks in general: two essential ones are the specimen size …

An elastic constitutive model is developed to predict the mechanical unloading response for
high porosity sandstone. The resulting model is sufficiently complex to represent known …

The stress-induced microcrack evolution in rock specimens causes a series of physical
changes and heterogeneous deformations. Some of these attributes (such as sound …