Rockburst risk control and mitigation in deep mining
June 2024
It is important to understand and manage rockburst challenges in deep mining operations. This paper presents a systematic study of rockburst risk in underground mining, offering a detailed examination...
A review of the geological characterization, classification, modeling, and case studies of anisotropic rock masses
November 2025
Rock anisotropy caused by inherent structures like bedding, foliation, and micro-fractures directly influences strength, deformability, and stress distribution variations. These directional changes...
Casing damage in oil and water wells: Causes and prevention
February 2026
Casing damage represents a persistent and multifaceted challenge in oil and gas development, often manifesting as structural deformation, rupture, or seal failure. These issues not only compromise well...
Progress, trend, and challenges in testing and field monitoring of energy-absorbing rockbolts
November 2026
Subterranean construction, like other types of geotechnical structures, necessitates ground support systems to prevent rock failure; one of the most prevalent is rockbolt. Rockbolts have evolved through...
Quantitative characterization of hydraulic fractures propagating through rock layers in shale-sandstone interbedded formation
November 2026
The special geological conditions of shale-sandstone interbedded reservoirs pose great challenges to fracturing design. Insufficient understanding of their hydraulic fracturing behavior can easily lead...
Artificial intelligence technology in rock mechanics and rock engineering
June 2024
The scope and scale of rock engineering activities have witnessed continuous expansion, which makes the geological conditions of rock engineering increasingly complex, and there are more and more types...
Application of soft computing methods in underground mine stability: A PRISMA-based systematic review
Available online 15 May 2026
Geological uncertainties make the prediction of rock mass behavior highly challenging, emphasizing the need for continuous advances in excavation stability and risk mitigation. Soft computing algorithms,...
A caprock integrity assessment to optimize CO2 storage using coupled geomechanics: A case study of the Angostura Field
August 2026
Long-term storage of carbon dioxide (CO2) in depleted hydrocarbon reservoirs or deep saline aquifers heavily depends on the sealing performance of the caprock. Therefore, it is crucial to evaluate the...
Reservoir heterogeneity and its role in long-term CO₂ storage performance: A case study of Air Benakat formation
November 2025
Indonesia’s strategy for attaining net-zero emissions by 2050 is contingent upon carbon capture and storage (CCS). The long-term CO₂ storage performance of Air Benakat formation in the South Sumatra...
An integrated intelligent long-term device for the borehole monitoring of deformation and evolution of fractures in rock masses
May 2026
To solve the problems of complex operation, low efficiency, and lagging information collection in rock mass disaster monitoring, an integrated monitoring device is developed, which can simultaneously...
Insight into undercut-induced ground deformations in cave mines
May 2026
As underground cave mines transition to greater depths, they face the unavoidable challenge of managing stress-driven instabilities on the extraction level, particularly those resulting from high abutment...
Effect of mining geometry on mining induced burst events – A case study
Available online 19 June 2026
Rockburst is a complex problem that underground mines face around the world as they reach deposits at greater depths. Based on literature, it is well established that rockbursts can be caused by numerous...
A novel approach for modeling rock permeability under varying stress and temperature conditions based on tortuous fracture network
Available online 10 August 2026
Quantitatively characterizing the relationship between permeability, effective stress, and temperature is of critical importance for energy extraction and underground engineering applications. Since...
Response induced by transient blasting or seismic P-wave around a diversion tunnel with an imperfect rock-liner interface
August 2026
The work focuses on transient response of a deep-buried circular lined diversion tunnel with an imperfect rock-liner interface, which is full of water, subjected to an aperiodic blasting or seismic...
Advances in dynamic test of deep rocks considering in-situ mechanical and hydraulic conditions
June 2024
Determining the dynamic behaviors of deep rocks is important but challenging for deep underground rock engineering. Recently, great advances have been made by researchers in dynamic tests of deep rocks...
An innovative approach for oil well bottomhole pressure forecasting using Kolmogorov-Arnold Neural Networks (KANs): A case study in an offshore oilfield
February 2026
This study introduces a novel method for bottomhole pressure (BHP) prediction utilizing the Kolmogorov-Arnold Network (KAN) machine learning algorithm. The KAN model is an interpretable neural network...
Improving deconvolution reliability in well test analysis with an automated objective function
February 2026
Deconvolution is a mathematical technique that eliminates the effects of production rate variations in pressure transient data, enabling the recovery of a smoother pressure signal extended across both...
A micromechanics-based multiscale modeling of heterogeneous rocks with a complex microstructure
May 2026
For the micromechanical analysis of heterogeneous materials, this study develops a new macroscopic yield criterion tailored to composites exhibiting a porous matrix-inclusion microstructure. At the...
Damage and control of mining surface deformation: Research status, hot spots and trends
November 2025
In order to master the research status, hotspots and trends of mining surface deformation (MSD) in metal mines, exploring the green and sustainable development path of mines, 2241 articles in the Web...
Dynamic responses of coal-rock-bolt composite with axial pre-stress and confining pressure
May 2026
The stability of coal-rock-bolt composite (CRB) structures is critical in deep coal mining, particularly concerning damage mechanisms under combined static and dynamic loading conditions. This study...
Experimental investigations on tensile mechanical behavior and real-time thermal damage analysis of granite subjected to high temperature
Available online 1 June 2026
Understanding the tensile mechanical characteristics and damage mechanisms of granite suffering thermal loading is of vital significance to the construction and safe operation of various deep underground...
Concept to proof long-term safety of abandoned salt mines by hydro-mechanical coupled simulations with FLAC3D and Ansys Fluent
November 2025
Evaluation and prediction of the long-term behavior of abandoned mines have to consider complex interactions of different physical processes. The hydro-mechanical coupling plays an important role for...
Advances in stability analysis and optimization design of large underground caverns under high geostress condition
September 2024
The demand for underground space and sustainable energy has driven the need for underground structures. Large underground caverns, being an underground structure carrier, offers a feasible solution....
Infrared thermal image detection method of stressed sandstone fracture based on deep learning
February 2026
Under stress, multiple cracks in the localized damaged zones in mine rock masses will expand and connect, which can lead to the rock mass instability and failure. Rapid, accurate identification of cracks...
Rock engineering evaluation of existing and planned Salang Tunnels with high overburden through Hindukush Mountains, Afghanistan
June 2024
The Kabul – Mazar Highway connects Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, to northern provinces of the country, and further extends into Central Asian countries through the Hindukush mountains. The Salang...
