Effects of void morphology on fracturing characteristics of porous rock through a finite-discrete element method

A finite-discrete element based appoach for modelling the hydraulic fracturing of rocks with irregular inclusions

(2022) Yuexiang Lin et al.   ENGINEERING FRACTURE MECHANICS

Peridynamic modeling with energy-based surface correction for fracture simulation of random porous materials

(2021) Shangkun Shen et al.   THEORETICAL AND APPLIED FRACTURE MECHANICS

A 2D FDEM-based moisture diffusion–fracture coupling model for simulating soil desiccation cracking

(2021) Chengzeng Yan et al.   Acta Geotechnica

Corrigendum to “Modeling hydraulic fracture propagation in a saturated porous rock media based on EPHF method” [J. Nat. Gas Sci. Eng. 89 (2021) 103887]

(2021) Ming Li et al.   Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering

A FDEM 3D moisture migration-fracture model for simulation of soil shrinkage and desiccation cracking

(2021) Chengzeng Yan et al.   COMPUTERS AND GEOTECHNICS

Investigation of pore evolution and variation with magma intrusion on Permian Gufeng shale formation and their implications on gas enrichment

(2021) Shangbin Chen et al.   Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering

Mechanical properties of bimrocks with high rock block proportion

(2020) Yue-xiang Lin et al.   Journal of Central South University

Fourier series-based discrete element method for computational mechanics of irregular-shaped particles

(2020) Zhengshou Lai et al.   COMPUTER METHODS IN APPLIED MECHANICS AND ENGINEERING

Effective elastic stiffness of 2D materials containing nanovoids of arbitrary shape

(2020) Tung Doan et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING SCIENCE

Comparison of various 3D pore space reconstruction methods and implications on transport properties of nanoporous rocks

(2020) Anne-Julie Tinet et al.   ADVANCES IN WATER RESOURCES

Study on the effect of particle morphology on single particle breakage using a combined finite-discrete element method

(2020) Bo Zhou et al.   COMPUTERS AND GEOTECHNICS

Heterogeneous rock modelling method and characteristics of multistage hydraulic fracturing based on the PHF-LSM method

(2020) Ming Li et al.   Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering

HOSS: an implementation of the combined finite-discrete element method

(2020) Earl E. Knight et al.   Computational Particle Mechanics

Hydromechanical modeling of solid deformation and fluid flow in the transversely isotropic fissured rocks

(2020) Qi Zhang   COMPUTERS AND GEOTECHNICS

Identifying uncertainty in estimates of bimrocks volumetric proportions from 2D measurements

(2020) Maria Lia Napoli et al.   ENGINEERING GEOLOGY

The impact of structural characteristics of the catalyst layer on fuel cell performance based on reconstruction method

(2020) Yuan Gao et al.   JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES

A coupled contact heat transfer and thermal cracking model for discontinuous and granular media

(2020) Chengzeng Yan et al.   COMPUTER METHODS IN APPLIED MECHANICS AND ENGINEERING

Efficient 3D reconstruction of random heterogeneous media via random process theory and stochastic reconstruction procedure

(2019) Wenliang Zhang et al.   COMPUTER METHODS IN APPLIED MECHANICS AND ENGINEERING

An FDEM study of particle breakage under rotational point loading

(2019) Deheng Wei et al.   ENGINEERING FRACTURE MECHANICS

A three‐dimensional heat transfer and thermal cracking model considering the effect of cracks on heat transfer

(2019) Chengzeng Yan et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR NUMERICAL AND ANALYTICAL METHODS IN GEOMECHANICS

Quantification of angularity of general-shape particles by using Fourier series and a gradient-based approach

(2018) D. Su et al.   CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS

Three-dimensional sphericity, roundness and fractal dimension of sand particles

(2018) B. Zhou et al.   GEOTECHNIQUE

A zero-thickness cohesive element-based numerical manifold method for rock mechanical behavior with micro-Voronoi grains

(2018) Zhijun Wu et al.   ENGINEERING ANALYSIS WITH BOUNDARY ELEMENTS

Stochastic numerical model of stone-based materials with realistic stone-inclusion features

(2018) Xiang Wang et al.   CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS

FDEM‐TH3D: A three‐dimensional coupled hydrothermal model for fractured rock

(2018) Chengzeng Yan et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR NUMERICAL AND ANALYTICAL METHODS IN GEOMECHANICS

Reconstructing granular particles from X-ray computed tomography using the TWS machine learning tool and the level set method

(2018) Zhengshou Lai et al.   Acta Geotechnica

Effects of particle size on crushing and deformation behaviors of rockfill materials

(2018) Yang Xiao et al.   Geoscience Frontiers

A coupled thermo-mechanical model based on the combined finite-discrete element method for simulating thermal cracking of rock

(2017) Chengzeng Yan et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ROCK MECHANICS AND MINING SCIENCES

Modeling method for a rock matrix with inclusions distributed and hydraulic fracturing characteristics

(2017) Ming Li et al.   JOURNAL OF PETROLEUM SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

The influence of pore geometry and orientation on the strength and stiffness of porous rock

(2017) Luke Griffiths et al.   JOURNAL OF STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY

Effect of aspect ratio on triaxial compression of multi-sphere ellipsoid assemblies simulated using a discrete element method

(2017) Jian Gong et al.   Particuology

Experimental investigation for predicting compressive strength of sandstone

(2017) M. Farrokhrouz et al.   Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering

DEM investigation of the fracture mechanism of rock disc containing hole(s) and its influence on tensile strength

(2016) Qing-Sheng Bai et al.   THEORETICAL AND APPLIED FRACTURE MECHANICS

Development of hydraulic fracture zone in heterogeneous material based on smeared crack method

(2016) Ming Li et al.   Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering

A calibration procedure for two-dimensional laboratory-scale hybrid finite–discrete element simulations

(2015) B.S.A. Tatone et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ROCK MECHANICS AND MINING SCIENCES

Multi-scale characterization of porosity in Boom Clay (HADES-level, Mol, Belgium) using a combination of X-ray μ-CT, 2D BIB-SEM and FIB-SEM tomography

(2015) Susanne Hemes et al.   MICROPOROUS AND MESOPOROUS MATERIALS

Combined Finite-Discrete Element Method for Simulation of Hydraulic Fracturing

(2015) Chengzeng Yan et al.   ROCK MECHANICS AND ROCK ENGINEERING

New pore space characterization method of shale matrix formation by considering organic and inorganic pores

(2015) Yongfei Yang et al.   Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering

The influence of porosity and vesicle size on the brittle strength of volcanic rocks and magma

(2014) Michael J. Heap et al.   BULLETIN OF VOLCANOLOGY

Application of the distinct element method and the extended finite element method in modelling cracks and coalescence in brittle materials

(2014) M. Sharafisafa et al.   COMPUTATIONAL MATERIALS SCIENCE

3D numerical reconstruction of well-connected porous structure of rock using fractal algorithms

(2014) Yang Ju et al.   COMPUTER METHODS IN APPLIED MECHANICS AND ENGINEERING

Characterization of pore structure and strain localization in Majella limestone by X-ray computed tomography and digital image correlation

(2014) Yuntao Ji et al.   GEOPHYSICAL JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL

Stochastic reconstruction of Gosford sandstone from surface image

(2014) Peijie Yin et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ROCK MECHANICS AND MINING SCIENCES

Representative elementary volume assessment of three-dimensional x-ray microtomography images of heterogeneous materials: Application to limestones

(2014) O. Rozenbaum et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW E

Finite Element Modelling of Complex 3D Static and Dynamic Crack Propagation by Embedding Cohesive Elements in Abaqus

(2013) Xiangting Su et al.   ACTA MECHANICA SOLIDA SINICA

Punching shear resistance of concrete slabs using mode-II fracture energy

(2012) Ch. Naga Satish Kumar et al.   ENGINEERING FRACTURE MECHANICS

Characterization of Pore Geometry of Indiana Limestone in Relation to Mechanical Compaction

(2012) Y. Ji et al.   Oil & Gas Science and Technology-Revue d IFP Energies nouvelles

Numerical Modelling of the Anisotropic Mechanical Behaviour of Opalinus Clay at the Laboratory-Scale Using FEM/DEM

(2012) Andrea Lisjak et al.   ROCK MECHANICS AND ROCK ENGINEERING

Y-Geo: New Combined Finite-Discrete Element Numerical Code for Geomechanical Applications

(2012) O. K. Mahabadi et al.   International Journal of Geomechanics

The relationship between porosity and strength for porous concrete

(2011) C. Lian et al.   CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS