Application of nanoindentation technology in rocks: a review
Nanoindentation has become an increasingly popular method to determine the mechanical
properties of both homogeneous and heterogeneous materials. Rocks are inherently …
properties of both homogeneous and heterogeneous materials. Rocks are inherently …
Cross-scale characterization of the elasticity of shales: Statistical nanoindentation and data analytics
Shales are a class of multiscale, multiphase, hybrid inorganic-organic composite materials
exhibiting both frictional and cohesive behavior, and it is very challenging to characterize …
exhibiting both frictional and cohesive behavior, and it is very challenging to characterize …
Nanoindentation study on microscopic mineral mechanics and bedding characteristics of continental shales
L Yang, D Yang, Y Li, J Cai, X Jiang - Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
The brittle minerals and shale bedding seriously affect the mechanical performance of shale,
and macroscopic mechanical experimental methods cannot separate these key factors for …
and macroscopic mechanical experimental methods cannot separate these key factors for …
[HTML][HTML] Determination of shale macroscale modulus based on microscale measurement: A case study concerning multiscale mechanical characteristics
Shale mechanical properties are important for shale gas production, but the magnitudes are
difficult to estimate, standard size cores are hard to sample, and secondary interstice …
difficult to estimate, standard size cores are hard to sample, and secondary interstice …
Nano-scale mechanical properties of constituent minerals in shales investigated by combined nanoindentation statistical analyses and SEM-EDS-XRD techniques
The mechanical properties of the constituent minerals in shale rock are fundamental to a
better knowledge of multi-scale shale behaviors. It benefits the engineering applications and …
better knowledge of multi-scale shale behaviors. It benefits the engineering applications and …
A novel upscaling method for evaluating mechanical properties of the shale oil reservoir based on cluster analysis and nanoindentation
M Siwei, Z Zihan, T Jiaping… - Journal of …, 2023 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Shale formations as major unconventional energy resources are crucial in satisfying the
global energy needs of the future. Via nanoindentation method and upscale method, the …
global energy needs of the future. Via nanoindentation method and upscale method, the …
[HTML][HTML] Microscale crack propagation in shale samples using focused ion beam scanning electron microscopy and three-dimensional numerical modeling
X Liu, SW Meng, ZZ Liang, JP Tao, JZ Tang - Petroleum Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Reliable prediction of the shale fracturing process is a challenging problem in exploiting
deep shale oil and gas resources. Complex fracture networks need to be artificially created …
deep shale oil and gas resources. Complex fracture networks need to be artificially created …
Impact of Supercritical CO2 on Shale Reservoirs and Its Implication for CO2 Sequestration
Hydraulic fracturing has transformed the international energy landscape by becoming the go-
to method for the exploitation of natural gas from unconventional shale reservoirs. However …
to method for the exploitation of natural gas from unconventional shale reservoirs. However …
[HTML][HTML] Critical assessment of high speed nanoindentation mapping technique and data deconvolution on thermal barrier coatings
A critical assessment of the high speed nanoindentation technique is performed by testing a
complex material system such as thermal barrier coating (TBC). Extensive nanoindentation …
complex material system such as thermal barrier coating (TBC). Extensive nanoindentation …
Advancing the application of atomic force microscopy (AFM) to the characterization and quantification of geological material properties
Atomic force microscopy (AFM) has been widely used in materials science and chemistry
research since it was invented in the 1980s. It is a relatively new tool for geosciences and is …
research since it was invented in the 1980s. It is a relatively new tool for geosciences and is …