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Computational mechanics, rock mechanics, groundwater hydrology, mathematical modeling, poromechanics, coupled processes, contaminant hydrology, mining engineering, petroleum engineering and fracture hydrology with applications to geothermal energy; the de
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Recent Publications
Influence of stress heterogeneity on shear behavior of rock discontinuities in laboratory experiments: New insights from numerical simulations
Chai, S., Zou, Y., Wu, H., Akbariforouz, M., Su, B., Grasselli, G., Elsworth, D., Hatzor, Y. H. & Zhao, Q., Jan 2026, In: International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences. 197, 106358.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
CO2-Enhanced Multiphase Flow in Heterogenous Coal Measures: Thermal-Hydraulic-Mechanic (THM) Model for Enhancing Gas Co-Production with CO2 Geo-Sequestration
Li, L., Abdallah, K. B., Hamdi, E., Hou, B., Cui, Z., Elsworth, D. & Liu, J., Mar 1 2026, In: Fuel. 407, 137479.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Innovative applications of microbial induced carbonate precipitation (MICP) for extraterrestrial construction
Yang, W., Song, Y., Ranjith, P. G., Chen, Z., Fang, H., Elsworth, D., Zhang, F., Feng, Y. & Song, X., Jan 2026, In: Acta Astronautica. 238, p. 856-872 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Rate and Pressure Dependence of Dilatancy and Fault Strength in Partially-Drained Laboratory Fault Zones
Affinito, R., Elsworth, D., Mittal, T., Scuderi, M. & Marone, C. J., Aug 2025, In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth. 130, 8, e2024JB030596.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A Laboratory Investigation of Friction and Frictional Stability of Epidote Gouge Under Shear-Reactivation and Concurrent Fluid-Flow
An, M., Huang, R., Yin, Z. Y., Huang, L., Zhong, Z. & Elsworth, D., Jul 2025, In: Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering. 58, 7, p. 7509-7530 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Reactivation of critically-stressed basement faults and related induced seismicity in the southeastern Sichuan basin
An, M., Huang, R., Elsworth, D., Zhang, F., Yin, Z. Y., Huang, L. & Xu, Z., Mar 6 2025, In: Tectonophysics. 898, 230628.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Role of Chlorite on the Friction and Stability of Granite Faults and Implications for Seismicity in Deep Geothermal Reservoirs
An, M., Elsworth, D., Zhang, W., Wang, T., Huang, R., Huang, L. & Zhang, F., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The impact of CO2 storage in fractured shale reservoir on deep fault reactivation
An, M., Huang, R., Tang, J. & Elsworth, D., Sep 15 2025, In: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 168, 151070.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Thermoporoelastic stress perturbations from hydraulic fracturing and thermal depletion in enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) and implications for fault reactivation and seismicity
An, M., Huang, R., Elsworth, D., Zhang, F. & Dontsov, E., May 2025, In: Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering. 17, 5, p. 2893-2903 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Constrained study of nanoindentation-based upscaling of mechanical properties of shales
Cheng, W., Cui, G., Elsworth, D., Tan, Y., Pan, Z., Guo, Y. & Zhang, Y., Sep 2025, In: Acta Geotechnica. 20, 9, p. 4515-4533 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Impact of micro-scale characteristics of shale reservoirs on gas depletion behavior: A microscale discrete model
Cheng, W., Guo, Y., Cui, G., Elsworth, D., Tan, Y. & Pan, Z., Feb 2025, In: Advances in Geo-Energy Research. 15, 2, p. 143-157 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Key role of CO2 thermophysical properties and phase behavior in coal: Optimizing CH4 recovery and CO2 geosequestration
Cheng, Q., Zhou, S., Elsworth, D., Cui, G., Jing, Y. & Yan, D., Dec 1 2025, In: Energy. 339, 139000.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Surface Wettability Governs CO2Hydrate Formation Dynamics: Insights from In Situ NMR Studies
Dong, Y., Zhang, Q., Liu, S., Wang, L., Guo, G., Li, S. & Elsworth, D., Nov 6 2025, In: Energy and Fuels. 39, 44, p. 21283-21294 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Inertia-driven flow dynamics across rock fracture intersection: Experimental insights into subsurface reservoir flows
Edirisinghe, E. A. A. V., Perera, M. S. A., Elsworth, D., Rowin, W. A., Matthai, S. K. & Goudeli, E., Nov 2025, In: International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences. 195, 106313.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Particle transport in fractured geo-energy reservoirs considering the effect of fluid inertia and turbulent flow: A review
Edirisinghe, E. A. A. V., Perera, M. S. A., Elsworth, D., Matthai, S. K. & Goudeli, E., Mar 2025, In: Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering. 17, 3, p. 1906-1939 34 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review