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Liu L, Wang X, Lei Q. Effects of secondary fractures on fault seismic rupture and aseismic slip during CO2 sequestration.
Zhao C, Yu H, Zhang Z, Lei Q. Influence of rock creep on the performance of lined caverns under cyclic pressurization and hydrogen embrittlement.
Patsoukis Dimou A, Lei Q, Watanabe N, Suzuki A. Imaging 3D printed fracture networks under stress using X-Ray computed tomography.
Liu L, Wang X, Lei Q, Liu Y. Numerical framework for quantitative decomposition of driving mechanisms in injection-induced fault reactivation.
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Characterizing the permeability anisotropy of coral reef limestone based on CT scanning and CFD modeling.
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Investigating slurry infiltration in a coral reef limestone based on X-ray computed tomography and CFD-DEM numerical simulation.
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Simulating two-phase flow and geomechanical deformation in fractured karst reservoirs based on a coupled hydro-mechanical model.
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Modelling the reservoir-to-tubing pressure drop imposed by multiple autonomous inflow control devices installed in a single completion joint in a horizontal well.
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Characterizing stress variability within granular samples upon liquefaction.
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Numerical simulation of blasting in confined fractured rocks using an immersed-body fluid-solid interaction model.
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A numerical study of stress variability in heterogeneous fractured rocks.
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A tensor-based analysis of stress variability in granular media subjected to various loading conditions.
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Can we estimate far-field stress using the mean of local stresses? An examination based on numerical simulations.
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Modelling stress-dependent single and multi-phase flows in fractured porous media based on an immersed-body method with mesh adaptivity.
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Influence of boundary constraints on stress heterogeneity modelling.
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Heterogeneous fluid flow in layered fractured carbonates and its implication for generation of incipient karst.
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Investigating the relationship between far-field stress and local values of the stress tensor.
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A new approach to upscaling fracture network models while preserving geostatistical and geomechanical characteristics.
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Polyaxial stress-induced variable aperture model for persistent 3D fracture networks.
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A morphological visualization method for removability analysis of blocks in discontinuous rock masses.
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Object-oriented modelling for three-dimensional multi-block systems.
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