Three-dimensional (3D) geological models are essential for geological analysis and mineral resource estimation. Although conventional on-site survey methods, such as boreholes, provide local engineering geological information for 3D geological modeli...
As mining engineering progresses into the deep excavation phase, the intensification of high pressure, high temperature, strong disturbances, and complex geological conditions becomes increasingly prominent. Researchers perform stability analysis on...
Investigation into geological storage of CO2 is underway at Hontomín (Spain). The storage reservoir is a deep saline aquifer formed by naturally fractured carbonates with low matrix permeability. Understanding the processes that are involved i...
Accurately depicting the spatial structure characteristics of Quaternary loose sedimentary strata is not only of great significance for the research of Quaternary geological evolution, but also for the analysis of spatial variation characteristics of...
The North China Craton is one of China’s major gold-producing areas. Breakthroughs have been continually made in deep prospecting at depths of 500–2000 m in the Jiaodong Peninsula, and geophysical methods have played an important role. Gi...
A three-dimensional (3D) geologic model was developed for Quaternary deposits in southern Walworth County, WI using Petrel, a software package primarily designed for use in the energy industry. The purpose of this research was to better delineate and...
Geological hazards pose significant threats to ecological stability, human lives, and infrastructure, necessitating precise and robust risk assessment methodologies. This study evaluates geological hazard risks in Dawukou District, Shizuishan City, N...
Natural gas hydrates, as a novel clean energy resource, have attracted widespread attention because of their highly complex reservoir properties, fluid distribution, and phase transitions. In particular, the fluid–solid interactions among hydra...
A three-dimensional engineering geological model (EGM), which provides an approximation of the geological conditions, is a key element in any engineering project. The slope at Huafan University, Mt. Dalun, in the Western Foothills of northern Taiwan,...
For greenhouse gas control and environment protection, CO2 emission reduction has become a hot spot in global research. CO2 injection in developed oil reservoirs to enhance oil recovery is widely regarded as one of the most economical and promising m...
This study employs a sequential mediation model to investigate the cognitive mechanisms linking Earth science education to sustainable behavior. Grounded in construal level theory and temporal cognition research, we hypothesize that geological time p...
To determine whether rock landslides can be predicted early and accurately forecasted, a numerical simulation method is used. The geological rock mass system is simplified into 16 heterogeneous geological rock mass units. By subjecting this two-dimen...
Geological models are very useful tools for developing conceptual schemes owing to their capacity to optimize the management of stratigraphic information. This is particularly true in areas where archaeological heritage is exposed to hydrogeological...
Understanding the distribution and characterization of natural and non-natural materials on the surface and near-subsurface is important for the development of infrastructure projects. This may be a challenge in highly urbanized areas, where outcrops...
Karst geology creates a complex environment with diverse landforms, blurred boundaries, and multi-factor interactions. This paper presents a new drilling pile installation method: drill to a set depth, clean the hole, insert prefabricated piles, and...
Multiscale 3D geological characterization and joint analysis are increasingly important topics in spatial information science. However, the non-uniform spatial distribution of objects and scale heterogeneity in geological surveys lead to dispersed st...
Although various simulation studies on gas hydrate production have been conducted, a single vertical well in the cylindrical system has been adopted in most research. However, this system has a limited ability to predict commercial production in gas...
This paper proposes a geostatistical approach for geological modelling and for validating an interpreted geological model, by identifying the areas of an ore deposit with a high probability of being misinterpreted, based on quantitative coregionalise...
Qinglong Gorge Scenic Area (QGSA) boasts stunning natural landscapes, characterized by towering peaks and extensive cliffs. Nevertheless, the intricate geological backdrop and distinctive topographical conditions of this area give rise to various geo...
To ensure the sustainability of mining activities, it is imperative to effectively manage their environmental impacts, particularly geological hazards. Mining areas feature fragile geological environments subject to intense engineering disturbances,...
Three-dimensional geological modeling is a process of interpreting geological features from limited sample data and making predictions, which can be converted into a classification task for grid units in the geological space. In sedimentary settings,...
GIS modelling, which is often employed to establish the abstract structural forms of geological phenomena and their structural relationships, is of great importance for the expression and analysis of geological structures to describe and express such...
Traditional orebody modeling methods struggle to efficiently integrate new geological data. Therefore, we propose a novel framework for dynamically updating 3D geological models by directly interpolating geological logging data. The core innovation l...
Geological models form the basis for scientific investigations of both the surface and subsurface of urban environments. Urban cover, however, usually prohibits the collection of new subsurface data. Therefore, models depend on existing subsurface da...
With the rapid development of China’s economic construction and the increasing scale of the project, more and more complex engineering geological problems have put forward higher requirements for engineering geological researchers. As the core...
Geological maps have wide coverage with low acquisition difficulty. When other geological survey data are scarce, they are a valuable source of geological structure information for geological modeling. However, for structures with large deformation,...
Deep learning outperforms traditional interpolation methods in 3D geological modeling due to its ability to model nonlinear relationships and its flexibility in incorporating diverse geological data. However, acquiring geological data for practical a...
In this paper, we present a multi-domain implicit surface reconstruction algorithm for geological modeling based on the labeling of voxel points. The improved algorithm sets a label for each voxel point to represent the type of its geological domain...
Geological modelling is an important topic of oil and gas exploration and production. A new knowledge driven methodology of geological modelling is proposed to address the problem of “hard data” limitation and modelling efficiency of the conventional...
With the development of 3D geological modeling, implicit modeling methods have gradually gained popularity. However, existing potential field methods cannot directly represent unconformable geological interfaces. In response, an implicit modeling met...
The Henan section of the Yellow River Basin (3.62 × 104 km2, 21.7% of Henan Province), a vital agro-industrial and politico-economic hub, faces frequent rainfall-induced geohazards. The 2021 “7·20” Zhengzhou disaster, causing...
Borehole log is important data for urban geological 3D modeling. Most of the current borehole logs are stored in a papery form. The construction of a smart city puts forward requirements for the automatic and intelligent 3D modeling of urban geology....
Numerical simulations are essential for optimizing CO2 geological storage in deep saline aquifers; however, their substantial computational demands pose a significant challenge. This study introduces an automated machine learning (ML)-driven grid blo...
Pile foundation is the most important foundation type of long-span bridges, of which the ultimate load-bearing capacity affects the safety and sustainable performance of bridges. When constructing large-span bridges, the bridge site may be close to t...
The effect of geological modeling largely depends on the normal estimation results of geological sampling points. However, due to the sparse and uneven characteristics of geological sampling points, the results of normal estimation have great uncerta...
Three-dimensional (3D) models provide the most intuitive representation of geological conditions. Traditional modeling methods heavily depend on technicians’ expertise and lack ease of updating. In this study, we introduce a deep learning-based...
Digital mining is a broad term describing the enhancement of the physical mining method through the use of digital models, simulations, analytics, controls and associated feedbacks. Mining optimisation will be improved through increased digitisation...
Objective: To investigate the impact of extreme climate on geological disasters in Shanxi and propose effective disaster prevention and mitigation strategies. Methods: Using daily temperature and precipitation data from 27 meteorological stations in...
The inverse-distance weighting interpolation is widely used in 3D geological modeling and directly affects the accuracy of models. With the development of “smart” or “intelligent” geology, classical inverse-distance weighting...
This study examines the development trajectory and current trends of three-dimensional (3D) geological modelling. In recent years, due to the rising global energy demand and the increasing frequency of regional geological disasters, significant progr...
The development and utilization of urban underground space represents a crucial strategy for achieving sustainable urban development. Three-dimensional (3D) geological models provide a data foundation and technical support for research in urban plann...
In this paper, we propose an unstructured cut-cell generation method for complex geological modeling. The method can robustly and quickly generate cut results for surface and polyhedral meshes. First, we correctly identify intersecting elements in th...
The cross section is the basic data for building 3D geological models. It is inefficient to draw a large number of cross sections to build an accurate model. This paper reports the use of multi-source and heterogeneous geological data, such as geolog...
Achieving accurate estimations of recoverable tonnage relies on a robust geological modelling process. To ensure this accuracy, it is crucial to incorporate information from exploration, grade control, and sampling, considering well-identified minera...
Three-dimensional (3D) geological models are currently needed and used independently for urban development. The main difficulty in constructing a 3D geological model of a shallow subsurface is to determine the stratigraphic distribution. Highly varia...
High-quality mesh generation is critical in the finite element analysis of displacements and stabilities of geological bodies. In this paper, we propose a clustering-based bubble method for generating high-quality tetrahedral meshes of geological mod...
Geological disasters, as a common occurrence, have a serious impact on social development in terms of their frequency of occurrence, disaster effects, and resulting losses. To effectively reduce the casualties, property losses, and social effects cau...
Three-dimensional geological modeling is essential for simulating natural gas hydrate (NGH) productivity and formulating development strategies. Current approaches primarily concentrate on the single-phase modeling of either hydrate or free gas layer...
Due to the large non-homogeneity of coal reservoirs, there is a large uncertainty about the extent of the impact on coal bed methane production capacity. The Hanchengbei Block has the problems of early exploration, less available production data, and...
In China, the majority of mountainous regions are characterized by complex topography and a delicate, sensitive geological environment. These areas, which exhibit insufficient infrastructure and widespread irrational human engineering activities, are...
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