Sustainable Research on Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Civil Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 December 2025 | Viewed by 165
Special Issue Editors
Interests: mining dynamics disasters; underground energy storage; rock mechanics
Interests: rock mechanics; fatigue and creep; underground space utilization; rockburst
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We invite you to participate in our upcoming Special Issue, titled Sustainable Research on Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering.
As underground engineering continues to expand globally, ensuring the stability, efficiency, and sustainability of rock mechanics and geotechnical systems has become a critical challenge. Addressing issues such as underground energy storage, deep mining stability, tunneling efficiency, and geological hazard mitigation requires interdisciplinary research and innovative solutions. Sustainable rock mechanics and geotechnical engineering play key roles in reducing environmental impacts while enhancing the safety and longevity of underground infrastructures.
This Special Issue will provide a platform for researchers to discuss cutting-edge technologies, methodologies, and case studies related to sustainable rock mechanics and geotechnical engineering. We encourage contributions that advance theoretical models, experimental studies, numerical simulations, and engineering applications in these fields.
Topics include but are not limited to the following:
- Sustainable excavation and tunneling technologies;
- Geotechnical challenges in underground energy storage (hydrogen, CO2, CAES);
- Creep and fatigue behavior of geomaterials under complex stress conditions;
- Rockburst prediction, mitigation, and control strategies;
- Numerical modeling and AI-based approaches in rock mechanics;
- Acoustic emission and microseismic monitoring for rock stability assessment;
- Deep mining rock mechanics and sustainable support systems;
- The role of geotechnical engineering in carbon capture and storage (CCS);
- Resource utilization and sustainable management of underground reservoirs;
- Innovations in laboratory and field testing of rock and soil behavior.
We welcome theoretical research, empirical studies, case studies, and technological applications that contribute to sustainable advancements in rock mechanics and geotechnical engineering. Please submit your contributions through our online submission system by the deadline.
Thank you for your attention and participation. We look forward to receiving your excellent contributions!
Best regards,
Dr. Yang Zou
Dr. Zongze Li
Dr. Marion Fourmeau
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- rock mechanics
- geotechnical engineering
- underground energy storage
- sustainable mining
- numerical modeling
- rockburst and stability analysis
- tunneling and excavation
- fatigue and creep behavior
- acoustic emission monitoring
- carbon capture and storage (CCS)
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