Advances in Structure, Characterization, and Failure Mechanisms of Geomaterials: Theoretical, Experimental, and Numerical Approaches

Binbin Yang, Jingjing Meng, Bingxiang Yuan

Frontiers Media SA

Geomaterials are one of the most common materials in the world. According to the functions, the...

Science Earth Science Earth and Planetary Materials

Keywords: Geomaterials,­Geological disasters,­Multi-field coupling,­Mechanical behavior,­Failure mechanism,­numerical simulation

Evolution Mechanism and Prevention Technology of Karst Geological Engineering Disasters

Pengfei Liu, Zhang Cong, Guotao Ma, Jae-Joon Song, Tongming Qu, Weibing Gong

Frontiers Media SA

Soluble rocks, such as limestone and dolomite, can create karst formations, including caves,...

Science Earth Science Geohazards and Georisks

Keywords: Karst strata,­engineering disasters,­Disaster evolution mechanism,­Karst exploration,­Karst treatment

Faults and Earthquakes Viewed by Networks, Monitoring Systems and by Numerical Modelling Techniques

Giovanni Martinelli, Fuqiong Huang, Caibo Hu, Yongsheng Zhou, Fabrizio Gherardi

Frontiers Media SA

Rock rheology governs the deformation of rocks in reaction to forces within the Earth's interior. ...

Science Earth Science Solid Earth Geophysics

Keywords: Brittle-ductile transition,­deformation mechanisms,­Shear zone,­Crustal permeability,­earthquake related phenomena,­Earthquake precursors,­seismic hazard,­heat flux,­S-waves dispersion,­Viscosity,­gas geochemistry,­Water geochemistry,­poroelasticity,­Volcanoes

Efficient Exploration and Development of Unconventional Natural Gas

Shu Tao, Zhengguang Zhang, Shida Chen, Yu Jing, Junjian Wang

Frontiers Media SA

With the rapid development of the world economy, the development and utilization of low-carbon...

Science Earth Science Economic Geology

Keywords: Reservoir characteristics,­Enrichment patterns,­Development techniques,­Production characteristics,­Influencing factors

Geophysics and Petrophysics Issues Involved in Unconventional Oil and Gas Development Processes

Peng Wu, Cunqi Jia, Jiping Ding, Shuang Zheng, Tingting Luo, Meng Cao

Frontiers Media SA

The booming unconventional oil and gas industry, encompassing gas hydrates, deep coalbed methane,...

Science Earth Science Georeservoirs

Keywords: Geophysics,­petrophysics,­Geo-energy,­Geo-resources

Advances of New Technologies in Seismic Exploration

Shaoping Lu, Sanyi Yuan, Lingyun Qiu, Xiang Li, Tie Zhong, Xintong Dong, Peng Guo

Frontiers Media SA

In the past few decades, the geophysics community has proposed a large number of new technologies...

Science Earth Science Solid Earth Geophysics

Keywords: Seismic exploration,­deep learning,­Seismic imaging,­seismic inversion,­seismic structural geology,­Unconventional oil and gas

Advances in Magnetotelluric Imaging

Bo Yang, Ying Liu, Graham Heinson, Andreas Junge

Frontiers Media SA

Magnetotelluric (MT) sounding is a pivotal geophysical technique employed to image the Earth's...

Science Earth Science Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism

Keywords: Geo-electromagnetism,­Magnetotelluric,­electrical structure,­Geodynamics,­electrical conductivity,­EarthScope,­Sinoprobe,­AusLAMP

Fine-Grained Sedimentary Rocks: Sedimentary Processes, Diagenesis, Geochemistry and Their Relationship with Critical Geological Events

Yifan Li, Zhiyang Li, Jianguo Zhang, Zhen Qiu, George Kontakiotis, Junwen Peng

Frontiers Media SA

Fine-grained sedimentary rocks, commonly referred to as "shale" or "mudstone", constitute...

Science Earth Science Sedimentology, Stratigraphy and Diagenesis

Keywords: shale,­Mudstone,­Paleoenvironment,­paleoclimate,­sequence stratigraphy,­Depositional settings

Experimental and Numerical Simulations of Rock Physics

Huaimin Dong, Yihuai Zhang, Weichao Yan

Frontiers Media SA

Rock physics experiments and numerical simulations are indispensable tools in geology and mineral...

Science Earth Science Solid Earth Geophysics

Keywords: experiments,­Simulations,­Rock physics,­resistivity,­Flow