Understanding the mechanical responses of granites after various thermal shocks is of
utmost significance for heat extraction through from enhanced geothermal systems (EGSs) …

The thermal effects on micro-properties of granite were experimentally studied. The
volumetric porosity was observed by the X-ray Computed Tomography (CT) technique and …

As coal mining is extended from shallow to deep areas along the western coalfield, it is of
great significance to study weakly cemented sandstone at different depths for underground …

As coal mining is extended to greater depths, it is found that the mechanical behavior of
deep coal differs from the mechanical behavior of shallow coal, resulting in a significant …

Geothermal heat has now been identified as an effective renewable energy source due to
severe environmental impacts created by conventional fossil usage on global climatic …

The macroscopic mechanical properties of granite collected from the Fujian Province, China
were measured using uniaxial compression and three-point bending after the granite was …

With the shallow resources dwindling, many countries have entered into deep mining one
after another. Rock fracture caused by high stress mining disturbances is a significant …

The thermal damage evolution of rock closely relates to many important scientific and
engineering problems, such as the mechanisms of earthquake and the effective extraction of …

The engineering activities of deep stratigraphic resources development and space utilization
are often subjected to complex stress conditions. In terms of gas-bearing coal resource …

Rock engineering works, such as geothermal and deep hydrocarbon resource development
and deep underground geological disposal of nuclear waste, are closely related to the …