Capture and subsurface storage of CO 2 is widely viewed as being a necessary component
of any strategy to minimise and control the continued increase in average global …

As the fastest growing energy sector globally, shale and shale reservoirs have attracted the
attention of both industry and scholars. However, the strong heterogeneity at different scales …

Since the beginning of the US shale gas revolution in 2005, the development of
unconventional oil and gas resources has gathered tremendous pace around the world …

We present a continuum framework for coupled solid deformation–fluid flow in anisotropic
elastoplastic porous media. A thermodynamic formulation of the coupled processes gives …

Geomechanical behaviors of shale in many geotechnical engineering areas, such as shale
gas extraction, tunnel excavation, slope engineering, are highly influenced by anisotropy …

A failure criterion fully considering the anisotropy and hydration of shale is essential for
shale formation stability evaluation. Thus, a novel failure criterion for hydration shale is …

Accurate prediction of strength in rocks with distinct bedding planes requires knowledge of
the bedding plane orientation relative to the load direction. Thermal softening adds …

The weakening of rock mass after immersion substantially affects slope stability.
Considering the mudstone in the north slope of the Fushun West Open pit as the research …

We present a continuum framework to simulate fluid flow through anisotropic elastoplastic
media with double porosity. Two effective stress measures σ′ and σ′′ emerge from the …

Many clay rocks have distinct bedding planes. Experimental studies have shown that their
mechanical properties evolve with the degree of saturation (DOS), often with higher stiffness …