Application of artificial intelligence in three aspects of landslide risk assessment: A comprehensive review
October 2024
Landslides are one of the geological disasters with wide distribution, high impact and serious damage around the world. Landslide risk assessment can help us know the risk of landslides occurring, which...
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Enhancing production rates at El Teniente's black cave mine through optimizing HF hole distribution using discrete fracture network modeling and geostatistical simulation methods
April 2025
This study at the Esmeralda Mine, part of the El Teniente Division of CODELCO, investigates optimizing hydraulic fracturing (HF) holes’ spatial distribution to improve rock material production in one...
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A review of previous studies on the applications of fiber optic sensing technologies in geotechnical monitoring
January 2023
Geotechnical engineering is characterized by many uncertainties, including soil material properties, environmental effects, and engineering design and construction, which bring a significant challenge...
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Data-driven machine learning approaches for simultaneous prediction of peak particle velocity and frequency induced by rock blasting in mining
January 2025
The vibrations generated by rock blasting are a serious and hazardous outcome of these activities, causing harmful effects on the surrounding environment as well as the nearby residents. Both the local...
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Rockburst prediction using artificial intelligence techniques: A review
July 2024
Rockburst is a phenomenon where sudden, catastrophic failure of the rock mass occurs in underground deep regions or areas with high tectonic stress during the excavation process. Rockburst disasters...
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Definition and Classification of Rockburst
Available online 26 April 2025
The rockburst is a violent failure in rock during mining and tunneling operations. Since tunnel constructions for hydropower and transportation purposes and mining operations in deep rock masses have...
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Intelligent early-warning platform for open-pit mining: Current status and prospects
January 2024
As the profundity of open-pit mining operations has increased, so has the frequency of geological disasters. The complex interaction of factors causing these disasters presents technical challenges...
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Prediction of rock fracture pressure in hydraulic fracturing with interpretable machine learning and mechanical specific energy theory
April 2025
Hydraulic fracturing stimulation technology is essential in the oil and gas industry. However, current techniques for predicting rock fracture pressure in hydraulic fracturing face significant challenges...
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Compaction and seepage characteristics of broken coal and rock masses in coal mining: A review in laboratory tests
April 2024
Broken coal and rock (BCR) are an important component medium of the caving zone in the goaf (or gob), as well as the main filling material of fault fracture zone and collapse column. The compaction...
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Evolution of mechanical and rockburst parameters of gypsum-like rock under fatigue stress disturbance
April 2025
To investigate the deterioration of mechanical properties in engineering rock masses subjected to fatigue stress, this study conducted laboratory tests, theoretical analysis, and model building to analyze...
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Disposal of high-level radioactive waste in crystalline rock: On coupled processes and site development
July 2023
Safe disposal of high-level radioactive nuclear waste (HLW) is crucial for human health and the environment, as well as for sustainable development. Deep geological disposal in sparsely fractured crystalline...
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Forecasting Maximum Magnitude of Fluid-Induced Earthquakes: Bridging Statistical Extrapolation and Physics-Based Forecasting
Available online 26 April 2025
The forecasing of maximum magnitude (Mmax) for fluid-induced seismicity is a critical challenge in risk management for geothermal energy development, unconventional hydrocarbon extraction, and wastewater...
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Prediction of uniaxial compressive strength of rock based on lithology using stacking models
October 2023
Uniaxial compressive strength (UCS) of rock is an essential parameter in geotechnical engineering. Point load strength (PLS), P-wave velocity, and Schmidt hammer rebound number (SH) are more easily...
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Geomechanical risk and mechanism analysis of CO2 sequestration in unconventional coal seams and shale gas reservoirs
October 2023
With global greenhouse gas emissions hitting record highs in 2021, CO2 geological sequestration (CGS) is the most realistic and feasible technology to ensure large-scale carbon reduction to achieve...
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Cross-fault Newton force measurement for Earthquake prediction
October 2022
Earthquake prediction is a common scientific challenge for academics worldwide. This dilemma originates from the lack of precursory indicators that meet the sufficient and necessary conditions of earthquake...
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A microscopic DEM investigation on fracture shearing characteristics of infilled grains with different geometrical shapes in rock discontinuities
April 2025
Rock discontinuities or faults often contain a layer of granular material. However, the evolutionary behavior (movement and breakage) of such infilled grains under shearing have not been comprehensively...
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Effect of temperature-dependent rock thermal conductivity and specific heat capacity on heat recovery in an enhanced geothermal system
April 2023
The modeling of heat recovery from an enhanced geothermal system (EGS) requires rock thermal parameters as inputs such as thermal conductivity and specific heat capacity. These parameters may encounter...
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Theoretical and numerical investigation of the effects of in-situ stresses and dual-borehole combinations in eccentric decoupled charge blasting
April 2025
Eccentric decoupled charge (EDC) blasting is a widely used technique for rock fragmentation and tunnel excavation, yet the underlying rock damage mechanisms, particularly in relation to in-situ stresses...
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The Phlogiston Theory of Rock Mass Classification: Philosophical and Mathematical Critique of Ordinal Data Usage
Available online 17 April 2025
The widespread use of rock mass classification systems in engineering practice relies on mathematical operations and assumptions that violate fundamental principles of measurement theory. This paper...
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Investigation on stress distribution and prestress loss model of prestressed anchor cables considering corrosion-induced debonding
April 2025
Corrosion can significantly impact the safety and stability of the entire structure by reducing the service life and load-bearing capacity of anchors. This study provides an in-depth examination of...
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The Effect of Geometrical Parameters on Wedge Failure of Rock Slopes Using Physical and Numerical Modelling
Available online 20 March 2025
This study investigated the role of the geometrical parameters of a wedge block on its stability using physical and numerical modeling. For the purpose of physical modeling, a new experimental setup...
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Exploring machine learning techniques for open stope stability prediction: A comparative study and feature importance analysis
Available online 31 August 2024
The stability of underground excavations is essential for ensuring the safety of mining operations. Classical stability assessment methods, established in empirical formulas and rock mass classification...
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Advances in development of shear-flow testing apparatuses and methods for rock fractures: A review
October 2022
Understanding the mechanical and hydraulic properties of fractured rocks and their coupled processes is of great significance for the exploration, design, construction, operation, and maintenance of...
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Progress on rock mechanics research of Beishan granite for geological disposal of high-level radioactive waste in China
July 2023
The mechanical behavior of host rock for a deep geological repository of high-level radioactive waste plays a key role in ensuring the isolation function of host rock as a natural barrier under the...
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Velocity effects on slip evolution of faults subjected to constant and cyclic normal stress derived from laboratory tests
April 2025
Understanding the slip-style evolution of tectonic faults is important for exploring the earthquake mechanisms. To reveal the fault slip characteristics under a complex stress state, we conducted a...
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