6th International Conference on Coupled THMC Processes in Geosystems

Keynote lecture (J.Rice): Thermo-hydro-mechanical processes stabilizing Antarctic ice stream shear margins

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J.Rice

Instabilities, bifurcation phenomena and strain localization due to THMC processes

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I.Stefanou

› Multiscale THMC Coupling for Next Generation Reservoir Engineering - Klaus Regenauer-Lieb, University of New South Wales 09:30-09:45 (15min)

› Long-term and short-term evolution of engineering properties of geomaterials - Tomasz Hueckel, Duke 09:45-10:00 (15min)

› Multiphysics couplings and strain localization in fault zones - Jean Sulem, Laboratoire Navier, Ecole des Ponts ParisTech 10:00-10:15 (15min)

› Hydro-mechanical time-dependent deformation, creep and fracturing of brittle rocks - Tao Xu, Northeastern University 10:15-10:30 (15min)

Coffee break

Reception

Instabilities, bifurcation phenomena and strain localization due to THMC processes

J.Rice

› Microstructure and Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical effects as an explanation of rate dependency during seismic slip - Ioannis Stefanou, Laboratoire Navier 11:00-11:15 (15min)

› Vaporization of fault water during seismic slip - Jianye Chen, State Key Laboratory of Earthquake Dynamics, Institute of Geology, China Earthquake Administration, High Pressure & Temperature laboratory, Utrecht University 11:15-11:30 (15min)

› Boudinage and folding as the same fundamental energy instability in ductile deformation - Max Peters, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute of Applied Geosciences, Geothermal Research 11:30-11:45 (15min)

› Localization of deformation in a fault gouge with Cosserat microstructure and THCM couplings - Hadrien Rattez, Laboratoire Navier 11:45-12:00 (15min)

Lunch

Restaurant

Keynote lecture (Y.Guglielmi): Fault slip experiments in Earth Laboratories - Insights into the couplings between permeability creation, stimulated fault area and aseismic / seismic slip

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Y.Guglielmi

Induced seismicity, fault reactivation and landslides

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E.Aharonov

› Earthquake cycles in geometrically complex faults with ageing rate and state friction - Pierre Romanet, Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, Laboratoire de géologie de l'ENS 14:30-14:45 (15min)

› Research on the impact of principle stress ratio on geological disaster - zhenlong song, Chongqing University, state key laboratory of coal mine disaster dynamics and control 14:45-15:00 (15min)

› Implementation of a softening-healing law in a distinct element fluid injection simulation - Rima Ghazal, Itasca Consultants SAS 15:00-15:15 (15min)

› Inverse Proportionality Between Energy Intensities and their Consequences - Gary Couples, Heriot-Watt University 15:15-15:30 (15min)

Numerical challenges in THMC modeling

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T.Hueckel

› Earthquake rupture modeling on complex fault systems and complex media - Kurama OKUBO, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Paris, Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris 15:30-15:45 (15min)

› Analysis of the non-linear dynamics of chemically active creeping faults - Sotiris Alevizos, University of New South Wales 15:45-16:00 (15min)

› Numerical modelling of multi-physics instabilities using REDBACK - Thomas Poulet, CSIRO 16:00-16:15 (15min)

› Numerical THM Modelling of Performance of Radially Jet-Drilled Laterals in Chalk Reservoirs - Maiya Medetbekova, Centre for Oil and Gas, Technical University of Denmark 16:15-16:30 (15min)

Reservoir mechanics (Nuclear waste disposal, CO2 sequestration, Energy storage, Petroleum engineering, Geothermal energy etc.)

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J.Rutqvist

› Effect of thermal cycles on the mechanical behavior of a model energy pile in dry sand - Van Tri Nguyen, Hanoi University of Mining and Geology, Vietnam - Anh Minh Tang, Ecole des Ponts ParisTech - Jean-Michel Pereira, Ecole des Ponts ParisTech 15:30-15:45 (15min)

› Hydro-mechanical Coupled Elasto-visco-plastic Damage Analysis of Columnar Jointed Basalt in Baihetan Hydropower Station - weiya xu, Research Institute of Geotechnical Enginnering, Hohai University,Nanjing 210098, China 15:45-16:00 (15min)

› Computational upscaling of Drucker-Prager plasticity from micro-CT images of synthetic porous rock - Jie LIU, Sun Yat-Sen University 16:00-16:15 (15min)

› Gas seepage from saturated sediments: Coupling flow and Geomechanics - Ran Holtzman, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem 16:15-16:30 (15min)

Refreshment

Reception

Reservoir mechanics (Nuclear waste disposal, CO2 sequestration, Energy storage, Petroleum engineering, Geothermal energy etc.)

Principal amphitheatre

K.Regenauer-Lieb

› Modelling continental glaciation to verify the robustness of the geosphere as a barrier to radionuclide migration from a deep geological repository - Son Nguyen, Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission 17:00-17:15 (15min)

› Experimental investigation of shear creep behavior of discontinuity involved in rock mass - weiya xu, Hohai University 17:15-17:30 (15min)

› The effects of temperature perturbation and chemical reactions on flow-channeling in fractured geothermal doublets - Saeed Salimzadeh, Centre for Oil and Gas, Technical University of Denmark 17:30-17:45 (15min)

Banquet

Train Bleu

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