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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
Modes of multi-mechanistic gas diffusion in shale matrix at varied effective stresses: Observations and analysis
Chen, T. Y., Hao, Y. Y., Elsworth, D., Zhang, H. M., Hu, Z. M. & Cui, G. L., 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: Petroleum Science.Research output: Contribution to journal ⺠Article ⺠peer-review
Frictional stability and permeability evolution of fractures subjected to repeated cycles of heating-and-quenching: granites from the Gonghe Basin, northwest China
Cui, L., Zhang, F., An, M., Zhuang, L., Elsworth, D. & Zhong, Z., Dec 2023, In: Geomechanics and Geophysics for Geo-Energy and Geo-Resources. 9, 1, 18.Research output: Contribution to journal ⺠Article ⺠peer-review
Earthquake Delay and Rupture Velocity in Near-Field Dynamic Triggering Dictated by Stress-Controlled Nucleation
Dong, P., Chen, R., Xia, K., Yao, W., Peng, Z. & Elsworth, D., Mar 1 2023, In: Seismological Research Letters. 94, 2 A, p. 913-924 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal ⺠Article ⺠peer-review
Laboratory earthquakes decipher control and stability of rupture speeds
Dong, P., Xia, K., Xu, Y., Elsworth, D. & Ampuero, J. P., Dec 2023, In: Nature communications. 14, 1, 2427.Research output: Contribution to journal ⺠Article ⺠peer-review
A Review of Swelling Effect on Shale Permeability: Assessments and Perspectives
Gao, Q., Liu, J., Leong, Y. K. & Elsworth, D., Mar 2 2023, In: Energy and Fuels. 37, 5, p. 3488-3500 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal ⺠Review article ⺠peer-review
Precursory predictors of the onset of stick-slip frictional instability
Gu, L., Hao, S. & Elsworth, D., Mar 1 2023, In: International Journal of Solids and Structures. 264, 112119.Research output: Contribution to journal ⺠Article ⺠peer-review
Evaluation of proppant injection based on a data-driven approach integrating numerical and ensemble learning models
Hou, L., Elsworth, D., Zhang, F., Wang, Z. & Zhang, J., Feb 1 2023, In: Energy. 264, 126122.Research output: Contribution to journal ⺠Article ⺠peer-review
Investigation of coupled hydro-mechanical modelling of hydraulic fracture propagation and interaction with natural fractures
Hu, Y., Gan, Q., Hurst, A. & Elsworth, D., Sep 2023, In: International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences. 169, 105418.Research output: Contribution to journal ⺠Article ⺠peer-review
Hydration of Transitional Shale and Evolution of Physical Properties Constrained by Concurrent NMR and Acoustic Observations
Li, Y., Xu, L., Chen, J., Zhang, W. & Elsworth, D., Jun 1 2023, In: Energy and Fuels. 37, 11, p. 7809-7822 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal ⺠Article ⺠peer-review
Competing Effects of Proppant and Surface Roughness on the Frictional Stability of Propped Fractures
Luo, J., Zhang, Q., Elsworth, D. & Zhao, Q., Apr 2023, In: Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering. 56, 4, p. 2923-2934 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal ⺠Article ⺠peer-review
A 3D hybrid DFPM-DFM Model for gas production from fractured shale reservoirs
Tian, J., Liu, J., Elsworth, D. & Leong, Y. K., Jul 2023, In: Computers and Geotechnics. 159, 105450.Research output: Contribution to journal ⺠Article ⺠peer-review
An effective stress-dependent dual-fractal permeability model for coal considering multiple flow mechanisms
Tian, J., Liu, J., Elsworth, D., Leong, Y. K. & Li, W., Feb 15 2023, In: Fuel. 334, 126800.Research output: Contribution to journal ⺠Article ⺠peer-review
Permeability and Rigidity of Green River Shale Before and After Exposure to Water
Yildirim, L. T. O., Elsworth, D. & Wang, J. Y., Apr 2023, In: Journal of Energy Resources Technology, Transactions of the ASME. 145, 4, 042401.Research output: Contribution to journal ⺠Article ⺠peer-review
Dynamic rupture forewarned by a displacement field criterion
Zhang, Q., Hao, S. & Elsworth, D., 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: International Journal of Fracture.Research output: Contribution to journal ⺠Article ⺠peer-review
Friction and stability of granite faults in the Gonghe geothermal reservoir and implications for injection-induced seismicity
Zhang, F., Cao, S., An, M., Zhang, C. & Elsworth, D., Jul 2023, In: Geothermics. 112, 102730.Research output: Contribution to journal ⺠Article ⺠peer-review