Research articles
Concept to proof long-term safety of abandoned salt mines by hydro-mechanical coupled simulations with FLAC3D and Ansys Fluent
Fabian Weber*, Heinz Konietzky
Deep Resources Engineering. 2025, 2(4): 100201. 
doi.org10.1016j.deepre.2025.100201.pdf
Brief Introduction: A FLAC3D-Ansys Fluent coupled simulator is developed and validated to predict, over 20 000 years, the hydro-mechanical evolution and long-term safety of abandoned salt mines, accounting for creep, backfill compaction and fluid redistribution.
本文开发并验证了FLAC3D-Ansys Fluent耦合模拟器，用于预测长达2万年的废弃盐矿水力耦合演化过程及其长期安全性，综合考虑了蠕变、回填压实和流体再分配。
Keywords: Salt mines; Abandoned mines; Long-term prediction; Hydro-mechanical coupling; FLAC3D; Ansys Fluent; Salt mechanics; Numerical simulation; Continuum mechanics; Computational Fluid Dynamics
Cite: Weber, F.; Konietzky, H., Concept to proof long-term safety of abandoned salt mines by hydro-mechanical coupled simulations with FLAC3D and Ansys Fluent. Deep Resources Engineering 2025, 2 (4): 100201. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.deepre.2025.100201
Fracture mechanism of tunnel surrounding rock induced by blasting disturbances: Experiments and numerical simulations
Jianpo Liu*, Fengtian Li, Xiaonan Wang, Yingtao Si, Yandi Fan, Zixuan Zhang, Yongxin Wang
Deep Resources Engineering. 2025,2(4): 100198. doi.org10.1016j.deepre.2025.100198.pdf
Brief Introduction: This paper investigates the fracture mechanisms of tunnel surrounding rock under blasting disturbances using acoustic emission monitoring and discrete element simulations, and reveals how disturbance direction controls crack-type evolution and damage-zone expansion.
本文通过声发射监测和离散元数值模拟，系统探究了爆破扰动下隧道围岩的断裂机制，揭示了扰动方向对裂纹类型演化及损伤区扩展的控制作用。
Keywords: Blasting disturbance; Tunnel; Fracture mechanism; RA-AF; Block discrete element
Cite: Liu, J.P.; Li, F.T.; Wang, X.N.; Si, Y.T.; Fan, Y.D.; Zhang, Z.X.; Wang, Y.X., Fracture mechanism of tunnel surrounding rock induced by blasting disturbances: Experiments and numerical simulations. Deep Resources Engineering 2025, 2 (4): 100198. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.deepre.2025.100198
Reservoir heterogeneity and its role in long-term CO2 storage performance: A case study of Air Benakat formation
Romal Ramadhan*, Muslim Abdurrahman*, Agus Arsad, Anis Farhana Abdul Rahman, Veridaus Napitupulu, Witta Kartika Restu
Deep Resources Engineering. 2025, 2(4): 100209. doi.org10.1016j.deepre.2025.100209.pdf
Brief Introduction: This paper investigates how reservoir heterogeneity in the Air Benakat Formation affects long-term CO2 storage performance, showing that increased heterogeneity reduces pressure build-up, enhances dissolution trapping, and alters plume migration patterns compared with homogeneous models, thereby improving the reliability of long-term storage performance assessment.
本文探讨了Air Benakat地层的储层非均质性对CO2长期封存性能的影响，发现与均质模型相比，非均质性增强可降低注入压力积累、提高溶解捕集效率并改变羽流迁移模式，从而提升封存过程的安全性与可靠性。
Keywords: Carbon capture and storage; Reservoir simulation; Role of heterogeneity; South Sumatra Basin
Cite: Ramadhan, R.; Abdurrahman, M.; Arsad, A.; Rahman, A.F.A.; Napitupulu, V.; Restu, W.K., Reservoir heterogeneity and its role in long-term CO2 storage performance: A case study of Air Benakat formation. Deep Resources Engineering 2025, 2 (4): 100209. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.deepre.2025.100209
Analysis of physico-mechanical properties and pore structure characteristics of thermally damaged sandstone
Junqiao Yu, Yun Wu*, Jiamin Wang*, Lei Wang, Lihua Hu, Jian Lin
Deep Resources Engineering. 2025, 2(4): 100188. doi.org10.1016j.deepre.2025.100188.pdf
Brief Introduction: This paper quantitatively investigates how high-temperature exposure (25–800 °C) progressively degrades the physico–mechanical properties and pore structure of sandstone, and identifies threshold temperatures at 200 °C, 400 °C and 600 °C that trigger phase-transition-driven cracking and fractal pore evolution relevant to underground coal gasification.
本文定量揭示了高温暴露（25~800 ℃）对砂岩物理力学性能和孔隙结构的逐步劣化过程，确定了200、400、600 ℃为触发与地下煤气化相关的相变驱动裂缝和分形孔隙演化的关键阈值温度。
Keywords: Underground coal gasification (UCG); High temperature; Pore structure; Fractal dimension; Physical and mechanical properties
Cite: Yu, J.Q.; Wu, Y.; Wang, J.M.; Wang, L.; Hu, L.H.; Lin, J., Analysis of physico-mechanical properties and pore structure characteristics of thermally damaged sandstone. Deep Resources Engineering 2025, 2 (4): 100188. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.deepre.2025.100188
A review of the geological characterization, classification, modeling, and case studies of anisotropic rock masses
Ebrahim Ghorbani, Marjan Shahinfar, Abbas Taheri*
Deep Resources Engineering. 2025, 2(4): 100219. doi.org10.1016j.deepre.2025.100219.pdf
Brief Introduction: This paper systematically reviews the challenges posed by anisotropic rock masses in engineering, and advocates classification systems and numerical models that explicitly account for their directional properties to improve design and stability.
本文系统梳理了工程中各向异性岩体所面临的主要挑战，并主张采用充分考虑其方向特性的分类体系和数值模型，以优化设计和提高稳定性。
Keywords: Rock mass; Anisotropic rock mass; Rock mass classification; Rock engineering; Underground mining; Deep mining
Cite: Ghorbani, E.; Shahinfar, M.; Taheri, A., A review of the geological characterization, classification, modeling, and case studies of anisotropic rock masses. Deep Resources Engineering 2025, 2 (4): 100219. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.deepre.2025.100219
Review article
Damage and control of mining surface deformation: Research status, hot spots and trends
Yu Xiong, Dezhong Kong*, Gaofeng Song, Jinzhu Li, Zehong Qin
Deep Resources Engineering. 2025, 2(4): 100203. doi.org10.1016j.deepre.2025.100203.pdf
Brief Introduction: This 30-year bibliometric review of 2,241 Web-of-Science papers maps the evolution, hotspots, and future frontiers of metal-mine surface-deformation research, highlighting its contribution to green and sustainable mining.
本文通过对近30年来2241篇Web of Science数据库论文的文献计量学分析，系统揭示了金属矿山地表变形研究的演变脉络、热点领域和未来发展方向，为绿色和可持续矿山建设提供借鉴。
Keywords: Metal mine; Mining damage; Surface deformation; Green mine; Sustainable development; Ecological environment; Bibliometrics
Cite: Xiong, Y.; Kong, D.Z.; Song, G.F.; Li, J.Z.; Qin, Z.H., Damage and control of mining surface deformation: Research status, hot spots and trends. Deep Resources Engineering 2025, 2 (4): 100203. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.deepre.2025.100203
