Significant progress in hydrology, especially in subsurface flow and solute transport, has
been made over the last 35 years because of sustained interest in underground nuclear …

Bentonite is a key material for the construction of Engineered Barrier Systems (EBSs) in
deep geological repositories (DGRs) for radioactive waste. Modelling of gas migration in …

This paper considers the problem of a fluid-driven fracture propagating in a permeable
poroelastic medium. We develop a zero-thickness finite element to model the fracture. The …

Hydraulic Fracturing in Unconventional Reservoirs: Theories, Operations, and Economic
Analysis, Second Edition, presents the latest operations and applications in all facets of …

Abstract The Opalinus Clay formation is currently being investigated as a potential host rock
for the deep geological disposal of radioactive waste in Switzerland. Recently, a test tunnel …

Coal mining above a confined aquifer involves the risk of water bursting into the mining
excavation through fractured floor strata. Understanding the key mechanisms and processes …

The present paper provides an overview of key coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical (THM)
processes in clay formations that would result from the development of a high-level …

The analysis and prediction of the rock mass disturbance around underground excavations
are critical components of the performance and safety assessment of deep geological …

An extended ordinary state-based peridynamic model and numerical approach were
proposed for modelling fluid–solid interaction and hydraulic fracturing. The deformation and …

The present work focuses on a new numerical model for the fully coupled hydro-mechanical
analysis of groundwater flows through poroelastic saturated media. In particular, the …