Deformation and Failure of Geomaterials in Deep Underground or Subsea Environments
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2026 | Viewed by 17
Special Issue Editors
Interests: soil mechanics; numerical simulations; underground engineering; natural gas hydrate; CO2 storage
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Interests: soil mechanics; numerical simulations; underground engineering; shaft lining; artificial freezing method
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue focuses on the mechanical behavior of geomaterials in extreme deep-earth or deep-sea environments, investigating their deformation and failure mechanisms under multi-physical couplings and the prevention/mitigation of engineering hazards. Submissions should cover cutting-edge applications, including energy reservoir development (e.g., coal, oil, natural gas hydrates, and geothermal systems), seabed foundation stability, and deep geological storage projects. This Special Issue aims to reveal the failure mechanisms of geotechnical media under high-pressure, high-temperature, and hydraulic–chemical–mechanical coupled conditions by using multidisciplinary approaches, providing scientific support for deep resource exploitation and major engineering safety.
Contributions leveraging theoretical, experimental, numerical, or field-based approaches are enouraged in order to unravel the complex behavior of geomaterials for sustainable deep-environment development. Topics for submission include the following:
- Fundamental mechanical properties of geomaterials;
- Safety and utilization of deep underground engineering;
- Case studies of practical underground engineering;
- Geotechnical engineering in marine development;
- Foundation safety of offshore engineering structures;
- Conventional and unconventional gas reservoirs;
- Mechanical properties: macro- and micro-investigations;
- Energy science and technology;
- Earth sciences and geography;
- Localized deformation mechanisms;
- Application of artificial intelligence to micromechanics in geomechanics
Dr. Tingting Luo
Dr. Tao Han
Dr. Yiming Zhu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- underground and subsea engineering
- geomechanical behavior
- deformation and failure mechanisms
- multi-physical couplings
- constitutive model
- energy extraction
- subsea infrastructure stability
- geological storage
- engineering safety
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