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58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium
June 23–26, 2024
Golden, Colorado, USA
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58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium
Civil - Numerical Modelling in Geomechanics: Civil Engineering Applications
Enhancement of an FDEM-Based Geomechanical Simulation Software with Hybrid FEM-FDEM and Elasto-Plastic Modeling Capabilities: Application to Slope Stability Analysis
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0620
Investigation of a Deep-Seated Gravitational Slope Deformation in Western Carpathian Mts., Slovakia
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0585
Numerical Simulation of Elastic Wavefield Evolution in Heterogeneous Fractured Media Based on a Combined Displacement Discontinuity-Discrete Fracture Network Model
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0399
A Unified Computational Framework for Modelling Rock Failure Evolution: From Progressive Degradation to Catastrophic Rupture and Avalanche
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0615
Growth Parameter Conditioning of Genetic Discrete Fracture Networks to Trace Length Distribution Data
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0846
Investigation on the Spatial Variation in Fracture Orientation and its Impact on Hydraulic Behavior of Rock Mass
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0661
Mining - Experimental mining rock mechanics
Crack Initiation (CI) Thresholds from Acoustic Emission and Stress-Strain Data: A Comparison of Values Measured for Rocks from Montana and Idaho
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-1046
Characterization and Monitoring of Damage Evolution in Brittle Rock During Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Creep Phases
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0617
Mechanical Responses and Dynamic Seepage Evolution Laws of Rock Mass Containing Inclined Rough Fracture Under Three-Dimensional Stress
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0762
Post-Peak Multi-Stage Triaxial Testing of Miniature Rock Mass Samples
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-1092
Dynamic Stress Wave Behaviors Across Single Fluid-Filled Rock Fractures
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0783
3DEC Modelling Exploration of Residual Stress Mechanisms
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0621
Petroleum Unconventional - Hydraulic Fracturing I - Theoretical And Numerical Modeling
Analysis of Shear Slip Ahead of Hydraulic Fracture Along a Frictional Interface Not Aligned with Principal Stresses and Conditions for Secondary Branching
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0256
Modeling Near-Wellbore Hydraulic Fracture Behaviors Under Combined Impacts of Wellbore Perforation and Natural Fractures
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-1112
Challenges and Uniqueness of a Dual-Injection Fracture Model
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0454
The Sunset Solution: Closure on Leaking Proppant
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0428
Poroelastic Effects on the Interpretation of Diagnostic Fracture Injection Tests
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0641
Impact of Cold Fluid Injection on Hydraulic Fracture Propagation
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0566
Petroleum Conventional - Drilling & completion: Openhole
Transient Effects of Time-Dependent Drilling Fluids on Wellbore Stability
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0426
Assessment of Thermal Effects on the Formation Breakdown Gradient in APB Mitigation Scenarios
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0283
Investigation of Failure Mode and Permeability Evolution of Inclined Heterolithic Strata Using Coupled Discrete Element Method-Computational Fluid Dynamics Model
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0658
Research and Application of ROP Enhancing Technology with Axial-Torsional Coupled Percussion in Tight Shale Drilling
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0724
A Statistical Approach to Estimate the Drilling Mud Window Based on Field Data and Ten Failure Criteria in Depleted Reservoirs - New Modified Failure Criterion
Ahmed Alsubaih; Kamy Sepehrnoori; Alberto Lopez Manriquez; D. Nicolas Espinoza; H. Raed Allawi; Swadi Hayfaa
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0799
Reservoir Compaction Damage Evaluation in Hydraulically Fractured Oil Wells Incorporating Geomechanics
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0027
Geothermal - Geothermal Reservoir Design and Testing
Simulating Coupled THM Problem and Wellbore Integrity Analyses with Two-Phase Fluid Flow in Naturally Fractured Reservoirs
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0123
An Assessment of Geomechanical Considerations in Thermal Energy Storage Systems Using 3D Coupled Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical Models
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0235
Modeling a Deep Coaxial Closed-Loop Vacuum Insulated Tubing (VIT) Completion in a Geothermal Research Test Well Using FEFLOW
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0031
Unsupervised Machine Learning for Delineating Stratigraphy in Subsurface Reservoirs for the Utah FORGE Geothermal Project Ayyaz Mustafa
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0979
FDEM Modeling of PDC Cutter-Rock Interactions for Geothermal Drilling Applications
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0238
Tool Development and Field Test of the Stress Measurement Method with Dual Bit Coring Applicable to Geothermal Fields
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0561
Civil - Innovative testing of rocks and rock-like materials
Acoustic Emission Characteristics on the UCS of a Synthetic Rock
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0173
Mechanical and Hydraulic Characterization of 3D Printed Rock Analogues of Poorly Cemented Sandstone
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0115
Experimental Investigation of Damage Induced Creep in Organic Rich Shales: Insights from Beetaloo Shale, Australia
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0464
Mode I Fracture Behavior of Metakaolin-Based Geopolymers Made of Mine Tailings
M. Asadizadeh; C. Clements; A. Hedayat; L. Tunstall; H. Gelber Bolanos Sosa; N. Tupa; I. Yanqui Morales
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0571
Development of a Methodology for Predicting the Strength of Intact Bentonitic Shale and Gypsiferous Siltstone Using Fragments and Micro-Indentation Modulus Testing
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0437
Effect of Physical Properties on the Mechanical Behavior of Wyoming Siltstone Under Uniaxial and Triaxial Compression
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0706
Mining - Case studies in mining geomechanics - I
Lessons Learned from Recent Longwall Mine-By Cases with Uncemented Casings
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0262
Longwall-Induced Shale Gas Well Casing Deformations and Stresses-Critical Effects of Geologic and Geometric Parameters
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0789
Investigating the Energy Balance of Two Mining Methods Set in a Deep Underground Metal Mine in the U.S.
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0020
Investigation into the Rock Mass Response to Pillar Extraction in a Hard Rock Tabular Mine
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-1011
A Study of the Key Factors Associated with a Massive Pillar Failure in an Underground Limestone Mine Using Numerical Models
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0760
New Afton Convergence Monitoring and Rehabilitation Planning in the B3 Footprint
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0461
Petroleum Unconventional - Hydraulic Fracturing II - Experimentation, simulation, and field results
Modeling Fracture Mechanics for 3D-Printed Porous Replicas Using Phase-Field Finite Element
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0128
Effect of Shear Thickening Fluid on the Hydraulic Fracturing Behavior
Y. Mukuhira; N. Watanabe; K. Sueyoshi; K. Takuma; R. Zhang; T. Tomai; Y. Arai; M. Uno; T. Ito; R. Goto; T. Tian; V. Sokolovski; M. Naoi
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0872
Optimizing Hydraulic Fracturing in the Paradox Formation: Geomechanical Study of the Cane Creek Play
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-1158
Modelling the Hydraulic Injection Fracture Response in Layered Media for Megablock Experiments
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-1022
Deciphering the Tensile Fracturing Process Using Acoustic Emission
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0905
A Play-Agnostic Thermo-Poro-Hydro-Mechanical Approximation for Hydraulic Fracture Initiation: Insights on Stress Distortions Between the Wellbore and a Perforation Tunnel
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0622
Petroleum Conventional - Reservoir Geomechanics I - Analytical and Numerical modeling
Pressure and Stress Prediction Using Seismic Velocities, 3D Geomechanical Models and the Full Stress Tensor: Mad Dog Field, Deepwater GoM
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0694
Influence of Injection Induced Fractures Along Horizontal Wells with ICDs During Subsurface Cold Fluid Injection
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-1144
Evolution of the Reservoir Stress Path During Depletion and Re-Inflation and its Implications
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0272
Numerical Study on Mode I Fracture Characteristics of Rock Under Confining Pressure
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0349
Study on Adsorption Characteristics of Micro-Nano Proppants in Fractures and Related Numerical Simulation
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-1126
Búzios Field: Coupled Model to Face the Geomechanical Challenges of the Giant Carbonate Offshore Field
F. O. L. Falcão; A. G. Cordovil; A. L. M. Maria; G. Orrico; B. Fidalgo; M. Parcero; A. Alves; L. F. Fernandes
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-1030
Geothermal - Geothermal Reservoir Simulation
A Microscale Analysis of Millimeter-Wave Induced Vitrified Basalt for Use in Enhanced Geothermal Energy Systems
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0532
Solving Coupled Partial Differential Equations in Porous/Fractured Geomaterials
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0836
Thermo-Poro-Elastic Stress Alteration Around an EGS Well Due to Cold Fluid Circulation
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0689
Coupled Thermal-Mechanical Behavior of Slate and its Anisotropic Failure Criterion
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0158
Laboratory Evaluation of Natural Fracture and Hydraulic Fracture Interactions Using Digital Image Correlation
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-1103
Coupled Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical Modeling in Enhanced Geothermal Systems
Y. Huang; A. R. Stansberry; K. Lipnikov; J. D. Moulton; J. D. Hyman; M. R. Sweeney; X. Huang; Z. Lei; P. H. Stauffer
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-1162
Showcase - Canadian Mining Rock Mechanics (CARMA)
Rock Engineering in Canadian Mining – Highlights, Challenges and Contributions
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0685
Time for a Change? the Role of Rockmass Characterization and Discrete Fracture Networks on the Assessment of Caving Rockmasses
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-1212
Rocks, Data, Algorithms: A Roadmap for Practical Machine Learning Adoption in Rock Engineering
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-1234
Towards Mine Closure: Assessing the Long-Term Stability of Open Pit Mine Slopes
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-1208
Showcase - Fiber Optic Sensing
Fiber Optic Monitoring in Mines
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-1218
Frontiers in Fiber Optic Sensing Beyond Seismic Data
Eileen Martin; Shihao Yuan; Tomas Snyder; Daniel Homa; Zack Dejneka; Gary Pickrell; Anbo Wang; Logan Theis
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-1227
Seismic Source Characterization with Distributed Acoustic Sensing
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-1111
Scalable Civil Infrastructure Monitoring Through Non-Dedicated Distributed Acoustic Sensing
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-1221
Civil - Slope Stability, Dams, and Foundations
Failure Mechanisms in Jointed Rock Slopes Concerning the Dip Angle of Continuous Joints
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0827
Predicting Scour in Unlined Rock Spillways: A Coupled Analytical-Numerical Modeling Approach
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0284
A Comparison of Tensile Testing Techniques and Predictive Correlations Using Simulated Rock
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0503
Physical Models of Dry Masonry Retaining Walls
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0251
Mining - Ground support in mining
Rockfall Barrier Testing in an Open Pit Mine: Comparing Empirical and Modeled Rockfall Dynamics
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-1048
Probabilistic Rockfall Analysis in 3D in the Peña Colorada Open Pit (Colima, Mexico)
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-1170
An Improved Time-Dependent Convergence Confinement Method for Estimation of Tunnel Support Loads in Squeezing Ground Conditions
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0941
Investigation on the Setting Time Improvement of Geopolymer Cementitious Material Developed for Pumpable Roof Supports
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0998
Petroleum Unconventional - Wellbore Mechanics
Research on the Evolution of Fracture Network Considering Anti-Frac Hits of Oilfield
Xinru He; Haiyan Zhu; Peng Zhao; Shijie Chen; Xiao He; Chaoyi She; Majia Zheng; Dajiang Wang; Yuanzhao Li; Junbei Song
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0237
Wellbore Stability Analysis of Wells in Paradox Play in Southeastern Utah: Investigating the Impact of Salt Mobility
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0196
Modeling Transient Wellbore Behavior and Near-Wellbore Damage During Carbon-Dioxide Injection in Depleted Gas Reservoirs
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-1181
Enabling Geomechanical Insights from Drilling Data: Automated and Data-Driven Proxy Mechanical Earth Modeling
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-1089
Storage & Sequestration - CO2 Utilization & Storage I
Assessing CO2 Leakage Risks and Fault Stability: A Coupled Flow and Geomechanics Simulation with Uncertainty Analysis of Fault Properties
Sangcheol Yoon; Romain Prioul; William J. Bailey; Richard Birchwood; Adrian Rodriguez-Herrera; Joe Stefani
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0772
Elastic, Viscoelastic, and Permeability Response of Kentucky Sandstone in the Presence of scCO2
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-1080
Permeability of Serpentinized Harzburgite and its Implications on Mineral Carbon Storage
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-1102
Carbon Mineralization in Mafic Formations: Fracture Topology and Hydro-Chemo-Mechanical Coupling
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-1107
Geothermal - Seismicity and Geomechanics in Geothermal Environments
The Influence of Stress Heterogeneity on Hectometer Scale Hydraulic Stimulation Experiments
K. Bröker; B. Valley; N. Gholizadeh Doonechaly; M. Rosskopf; M. Hertrich; D. Giardini; _ BedrettoLab team; A. P. Rinaldi; V. Clasen Repollés; A. Obermann; X. Ma
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0502
Thermal Damage in Crystalline Rocks: The Role of Heterogeneity in Mechanical Performance and Fracture Mechanisms
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0106
A Study of Rock Breakage Under Extreme Submerged Confining Pressure: Can DTH Hammer Drilling Deliver?
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0788
Modeling Coupled Hydro-Mechanical Processes During Hydraulic Stimulation at the Bedretto Underground Laboratory
V. Clasen Repollés; D. Jiang; A. P. Rinaldi; A. Obermann; S. Wiemer; K. Bröker; X. Ma; M. Rosskopf; N. Gholizadeh Doonechaly; M. Hertrich; H. Maurer; D. Giardini; _ BedrettoLab team
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0774
Mining - Posters Monday
Preliminary Blast Fragmentation Modeling in an Underground Aggregate Operation
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0053
Rock Mass Failure and Remedial Measures Implemented When Excavating Ultra-Deep Shaft Stations
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0067
Enhanced Method for Measuring Joint Roughness Using Sub-Millimeter Resolution 3D Laser Scanning
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0083
A Proposed Framework to Estimate Pillar Strength in Room-And-Pillar Hard Rock Mines
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0116
Definition Please – A Rock Engineering Dictionary
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0273
Deformation Characteristics and Damage Evolution Mechanisms of Dry and Saturated Argillaceous Siltstone Under Cyclic Loading
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0285
Study on the Damage Mechanism of Rock Around Wells Subjected to Impact Loading
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0363
Measuring Brittle Damage Thresholds of Crystalline Rocks by Acoustic Emissions on Compressive and Tensile Laboratory Tests
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0445
Optimizing Overall Slope Angle and Net Present Value (NPV) Through the Utilization of Ground-Based Pit Wall Monitoring Data
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0509
Characterization of Direction-Dependent Properties of Sierra White Granite: Initial Results
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0544
Behavior of Post-Yielding Parameters of Marble During Plastic Deformation
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0586
Optimal Camera Angle for Measuring Joint Roughness Using UAV-Based 3D Photogrammetry
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0713
Study on the Variation Characteristics of Rock Mechanical Parameters of Coal Seam Roof Under the Influence of Artificial Fractures
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0761
Update on Rock-Type Specific Hoek-Brown Constant “s”
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0767
Is there a Universal Rock Mass Classification System?
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0784
Laboratory Investigation on Relations Between Characteristic Impedance, Energy Transformation and Dynamic Stress Induced Faults in Rocks
T. M. Ozoji; Z-X. Zhang; A. E. Aladejare; B. K. Serasinghe; N. Bakkamuntala; N. G. Obaje; M. U. Umar
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0825
Geotechnical Design for Open Pit Coal Mining in Proximity to Electrical Power Lines: Risks, Mitigation, and Regulatory Compliance
T. Zvarivadza; S. Ng’andu; L. Zindi; M. Mohutsiwa; R. T. Masethe; A. C. Adoko; M. Onifade; T. Chikande; S. Moyo; A. A. Firoozi
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-1003
Calibration of 2D Finite Element Method Rockbolt Models to Fiber-Optic Axial Load Testing Data for Grouted Rebar Rockbolts
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-1072
Laser-Induced Rock Breakage (LIRB) Technology in Mining Engineering - A Review
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-1081
Periodic Assessment of Seismicity to Assess the Ground Support Requirements on Potential Fault Headings - Case Studies
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-1106
Geotechnical Implications of Large Shale Deposits on the Stability and Productivity of Iron Ore Mines: A Comparative Study
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-1124
Storage & Sequestration - Posters Monday
Stress Corrosion Cracking in Carbonates Initiated by Carbonic Acid, A Reactive Molecular Dynamic Simulation
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0078
Stability Study of Tight Sandstone Reservoirs During CO2 Dynamic Storage Process
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0142
Fracture Characteristics of Shale: Unraveling CO2-Driven Mechanical Metamorphosis at Microscale
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0162
Effects of Fracture Network Distribution on Lined Rock Caverns Subject to High Internal Gas Pressure
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0210
Geomechanical and Petrophysical Effects of Long-Term Hydrogen Exposure on Berea Sandstone – An Experimental Study
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0255
Damage Evolution of Sandstone Under Cyclic Loading for Underground Gas Storage
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0400
Determination of Thermo-Mechanical Coal Deformations and Implication for CO2 Storage in Deep Coal Formations
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0409
Multiphase Hydraulic Properties of Reservoir Rock in Geologic H2 Storage
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0446
Nonlinear Acceleration of the Iterative-Sequentially Coupled Flow and Geomechanics Fixed Stress Scheme
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0501
An Investigation of Fault Geometric Effects on Fault Activation Mechanisms in CO2 Storage
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0584
A Feasibility Study on the Pressure Monitoring Above the Injection Zone for CO2 Geological Storage in the Uinta Basin, USA
Omar Bakelli; Ting Xiao; Brian McPherson; Carlos Vega-Ortiz; Nathan Moodie; Hichem A. K. Chellal; Ilyas Mellal
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0650
Continuous in Situ Characterization by AFM of Surface Mechanical and Electrical Features of Shale Organic Matter Under Different Atmospheres
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0681
Experimental Research on Characteristics of CO2-CH4 Transport in Water-Bearing Carbonate Gas Reservoirs
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0696
Understanding Cement Hydration in CO2 Reservoirs: Geochemical Modeling in the Powder River Basin
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0800
Wavelet Transform and Hidden Markov Model Application for Unsupervised Clustering of Microseismic Events from CO2 Injection
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0844
Numerical Evaluation of Viscous Fingering Behavior During Underground Hydrogen Storage in Saline Aquifers
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0868
Laboratory Characterization of Backfill-Buffer Bentonite Blocks Under Hydration Aided by X-Ray CT
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0897
Thermodynamic Modeling of Carbonation of Blended Cements for Wellbore Integrity
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-1110
Estimating Pressure and Fronts in Underground Storage Through Tilt Data Inverse Modelling
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-1159
Experimental Study on the Corrosion Behavior of Casing Steels Under Oilfield Wastewater Reinjection
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-1180
Petroleum Conventional - Posters Monday
Research on the Cuttings Transport in Large-Sized Hole Based on CFD-DEM Method
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0086
Numerical Simulation of Enhancing Coalbed Methane Recovery by RF Heating with Small Spacing Well Pattern
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0087
Dynamic Response and Fatigue Analysis of the Steel Catenary Riser Carrying Slug Flow Based on VFIFE Method
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0088
Enhancing Intelligent Drilling Rate of Penetration PredictionModeling Through Anomalous Drilling Data Handling Methodology
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0132
Deformation and Failure Mechanism of Ultra-Deep Dolomite and FDEM Numerical Simulation
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0184
Real-Time Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing for Cement Sheath Integrity Monitoring
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0254
Kick Warning and Pressure Inversion Method Based on Wellhead Pressure Signal
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0282
Hybrid Strategies for Interpretability of Rate of Penetration Prediction: Automated Machine Learning and SHAP Interpretation
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0315
Evaluation of Mechanical Properties of Heavy Oil Injection and Production Pipelines in Multi-Component Thermal Fluid Corrosive Environment
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0322
Study on the Influence Mechanism of the Absent Cement Sheath in Salt-Gypsum Layer on Casing
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0332
Numerical Analysis for Mechanical Integrity of Oval Shape Wellbore in Creep Formation
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0335
Numerical Investigation on the Rock Breaking Performance of Special-Shaped PDC Cutters Combination
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0370
Decomposition of Rock Deformation During Proppant Embedment
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0408
Comparative Analysis of Critical Bond Strength Parameters of Neat Class G Cement and Fly Ash Enhanced Cement to Steel
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0581
Dual-Target Predictive Intelligence Model for Predicting D90 Particle Size and Total Concentration of Lost Circulation Materials
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0735
Experimental Study on Rock-Breaking Characteristics of Conglomerate with Special-Shaped PDC Cutters Under High Confining Pressure
Xiaoyuan Chen; Xinlong Li; Wenhao He; Wei Wang; Zhongwei Huang; Huaizhong Shi; Chao Xiong; Han Chen; Zhenliang Chen
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0993
The Perlite Usage in High Density Oil-Well Cement
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-1040
Review of Remedial Cementing: Factors, Design Considerations, and Case Studies
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-1056
Real-Time Rate of Penetration Prediction for Motorized Bottom Hole Assembly Using Artificial Intelligence
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-1059
Assessment of Geomechanical Properties of Fault Damage Zones Based on Numerical Modeling
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-1076
Geothermal - Posters Monday
Maximizing Geothermal Energy Recovery from Enhanced Geothermal Systems Through Huff-And-Puff: A Comprehensive Simulation Study
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0177
Methodology for Constructing Three-Dimensional DEM Model of Rock Specimen from CT Scan
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0261
Monitoring Slip Along Saturated Fractures in Granite at Elevated Temperatures
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0495
Feasibility of Repurposing Oil and Gas Wells for Geothermal Energy Production in Wyoming, USA
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0504
Enhanced Geothermal Site Characterization Using Generative Adversarial Network and Ensemble Method
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0579
Monitoring Geochemical Alteration of Fracture Surfaces in Granite with Electrical Conductivity Measurements
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0589
Fracture Initiation and Propagation Characteristics of SC-CO2 Fracturing in Hot Dry Rock: A Coupled Thermal-Hydraulic-Mechanical-Damage Numerical Model Based on Phase Field Method
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0647
Fluid Injection-Rate Controls on Seismic Moment
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0686
A New Evaluation Method for Drillability of Hot Dry Rock Considering In-Situ Temperature in Formation
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0722
Experimental Determination of the Fracture Toughness of Rocks from Deep Geothermal Reservoirs in Bavaria, Germany
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0766
Analysis of the Deadwood Formation in North Dakota: Applying Rock Physics
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0858
Key Design Parameters for Enhanced Geothermal System (EGS)
Abdesselem Dehdouh; Ilyas Mellal; Nassima Bettir; Cilia Abdelhamid; Lotfi Allam; Vamegh Rasouli; Emmanuel Gyimah
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0894
Molecular Dynamics Modeling of Effects of Water and Temperature on Rock Strength
Li Liu; Xinlong Li; Wenhao He; Runqing Zhang; Yongxin Li; Gaojian Fan; Ran Ji; Huaizhong Shi; Chao Xiong
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0980
Study of High-Temperature HDR Fracture Features Under True-Triaxial Stress with Supercritical CO2 Fracturing
Xuhao Fan; Haizhu Wang; Mingsheng Liu; Bin Wang; Yunpeng Zhang; Zelong Mao; Yaochen Zhang; Sergey Stanchits; Alexey Cheremisin
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-1015
Advances in Hot Dry Rock Engineering for Extracting Heat from Earth: From Permeability Enhancement Strategies to Field Experiences in Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS)
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-1141
Interdisciplinary - Posters Monday
A Cross-Scale Characterization of Porous Rocks Altered by Flow and Dissolution
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0068
Fluid Flow in a Fracture Network Under Changing Stresses: A Laboratory Study
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0170
Numerical Evaluation of Mass Transfer Process on Acid Reactive Flow in Carbonate Rocks
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0199
Mechanism Transition for Fracture Energy Dissipation of Shale Under Crack-Parallel Compression
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0345
High-Performance Modeling of Coupled Hydro-Mechanical Behavior with Graphical Processing Units
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0453
Statistical Analysis of Rock Cutting Forces Acquired from Full-Scale Linear Rock Cutting Machine Tests
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0683
Study on Numerical Simulation Method of Profile Control with Polymer Microspheres
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0690
Stress Distribution in Accreting Sediments: A Geomechanical Study of Upper-Plate Faults
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0708
Deformation and Damage Evolution Characteristics in Laminated Rocks Using Discrete Element Method
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-1098
Investigating the Deformation Characteristics of Dry Mohr-Coulomb Material During Radial Fluid Injection
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-1201
Civil - Posters Monday
Application of Supervised Learning Algorithms to Predict Engineering Characteristics of Soft to Strong Rock Masses Using Actual TBM Performance Data
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0036
Real-Time Prediction of Potential Hazard Area in Seville's During Underground Excavation with EPB
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0117
Evaluating a Practical Method for Rockfall Magnitude-Cumulative Frequency Estimation
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0147
Investigation of the Failure Mechanisms for Inducing Rock Slope Hazard in New Jersey, United States
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0156
Evaluation of the Sensitivity of Compressional Waves to Assess the Presence of a Macroscopic Flaw in a Pre-Fractured Agaria Marble Specimen
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0380
The Thrust-Penetration Gradient: Decoding Geomechanical Dynamics and TBM Response
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0423
Monitoring Slope Movement Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0430
Shear Strength and 1D Compressibility Characteristics of a Plastic and Non-Plastic Soil Exposed to Wet-Dry Weathering
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0433
A New Approach to Model Irregular Particles Breakage with Deploying Image Analysis Techniques on Discrete Element Method
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0455
DEM Modeling of 3D Kinematics in Rock Slope Failure
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0511
Influence of Buttressing and Lateral Confinement on a Large Block Prior to Rockfall
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0545
Development of a Photogrammetric Rockfall Database and Analysis of Trends at a Rock Slope Along I-70W, West of Idaho Springs, CO
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0574
A Review of Cluster Filtering Methods for Point-Cloud-Based Rockfall Monitoring
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0580
Predicting Excavation Performance of EPB TBM by Using Soil Properties: A Case Study of Dudullu Bostanci Metro Project
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0653
New Insights for Stress Conditions of Laboratory Shear Tests
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0715
Incorporating Roughness Degradation Within the Critical State Framework: Modeling the Shear Behavior of Rock Joints
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0733
Slope Stability Finite Element Modeling of El Misti Volcano, Peru
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0811
Multi-Source Data Fusion and Knowledge Presentation for Shield Tunnel Maintenance Work Based on Knowledge Graph
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0876
Quantitative Assessment of Anisotropic Elastic Properties of Rock Using Disk Specimens
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0892
An Investigation of the Influence of Random Packing on PFC3D Simulations of Unconfined Compression, Brazilian, and Three-Point Bending Tests
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-1062
Hypoplastic Model Predictions for Ennore Sand Under Monotonic and Cyclic Loading Conditions
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-1204
Petroleum Unconventional - Posters Monday - 1
Physical Simulation Experiment Research for Hydraulic Fracturing in Tight Sandstone Reservoir Under Different Stress Conditions and Nature Fracture Combinations
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0049
Proppant Migration and Distribution Simulation in Tortuous Fractures with Gradually Narrowing Walls
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0069
Four-Dimensional Stress Evolution and Optimization of Child Well Fracturing Parameters in Multi Sub-Layers Shale Gas Reservoir
Haixin Yang; Xuanhe Tang; Haiyan Zhu; Xiao He; Chaoyi She; Majia Zheng; Jianfa Wu; Yi Song; Haoyong Huang; Junfeng Li; Dajiang Wang; Yuanzhao Li; Junbei Song
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0070
Design and Application of Differential Staged Fracturing in Continental Shale Oil: A Case Study of Well X from Fuxing Area, China
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0076
Numerical Simulation of Flow Field and Erosion Characteristics in Hydraulic Fracturing Tool
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0100
Study on Microscopic Pore-Fracture Structure of Metamorphic Buried Hill Reservoirs
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0201
Failure Mechanism Analysis of CO2 Flooding Wellbore Tubing
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0223
Analysis of the Influence of Defective Cement Ring on Casing Stress During CO2 Geological Storage
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0224
Experimental Study on Interaction Behavior Between Caves and Fractures in Fractured-Vuggy Carbonate Rock
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0232
Experimental Study on the Size Effect of Fracture Process Zone of Mixed Mode I-II Crack in Sandstone
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0347
The Impact of Bedding Plane Density on the Hydraulic Fracture Vertical Propagation and the Near-Wellbore Fracture Patterns in Shale Oil Reservoirs
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0383
Simulation of Elastic Waves Transmission and Attenuation Considering Fluids Properties Change and Radiator of Branches Well
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0393
Experimental Study on the Formation Mechanism of Complex Network During Supercritical CO2 Fracturing in Jimsar Oil Field
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0483
Characteristics of Hydraulic Fracture Height Growth in Deeply Layered Coalbed-Mudstone Reservoir
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0560
Fracture Morphology in Glutenite Reservoirs Stimulated by Radial Borehole Fracturing
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0562
Numerical Simulation of Hydraulic Fracturing Considering Grain Boundary Weakness and Fluid-Rock Heat Transfer
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0563
Characterization of Non-Uniform Propped Fractures and Critical Aperture Strain Caused by the Stresses in Conglomerate Reservoir
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0596
Numerical Simulation of Gas Leakage During Controlled Retracting Injection Point Process for Underground Coal Gasification
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, Colorado, USA, June 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.56952/ARMA-2024-0633
Petroleum Unconventional - Posters Monday - 2
Modeling of Immiscible Fluid Flow in Mixed-Wetted Porous Media Using the Lattice Boltzmann Method
Paper presented at the 58th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, G