Weathering and mineralogical variation in gneissic rocks and their effect in Sangrumba Landslide, East Nepal by Regmi, Amar Deep, Yoshida, Kohki, Dhital, Megh Raj, Pradhan, Biswajeet

“…The present paper aims at describing various degrees of rock weathering and their effect in Sangrumba landslide. …”

Mesoscale structure, mechanics, and transport properties of source rocks’ organic pore networks by Berthonneau, Jeremie, Obliger, Amaël, Valdenaire, Pierre-Louis, Grauby, Olivier, Ferry, Daniel, Chaudanson, Damien, Levitz, Pierre, Kim, Jae Jin, Ulm, Franz-Josef, Pellenq, Roland J-M

“…Eventually, we corroborate the dominant impact of diffusion occurring within the connected nanopores, which constitute the limiting factor of confined hydrocarbon transport in source rocks.…”
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Mesoscale structure, mechanics, and transport properties of source rocks’ organic pore networks by Berthonneau, Jeremie, Obliger, Amaël, Valdenaire, Pierre-Louis, Grauby, Olivier, Ferry, Daniel, Chaudanson, Damien, Levitz, Pierre, Kim, Jae Jin, Ulm, Franz-Josef, Pellenq, Roland J.-M.

“…Eventually, we corroborate the dominant impact of diffusion occurring within the connected nanopores, which constitute the limiting factor of confined hydrocarbon transport in source rocks.…”
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The Impact of Host Rock Geochemistry on Bacterial Community Structure in Oligotrophic Cave Environments. by Hazel A. Barton, Nicholas M. Taylor, Michael P. Kreate, Austin C. Springer, Stuart A. Oehrle, Janet L. Bertog

“…To asses the effect of rock fabric and mineralogy, we carried out a comparative geomicrobiology study within Carlsbad Cavern, New Mexico, USA. …”
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Huge Variation in H2 Generation During Seawater Alteration of Ultramafic Rocks by T. D. Ely, J. M. Leong, P. A. Canovas, E. L. Shock

“…Abstract Water‐rock reactions liberate bioavailable energy, a necessary condition for chemotrophic habitability and origins of life. …”
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Microstructure variation and empirical fatigue model of salt rock under cyclic loading by ZHANG Qiang, WANG Jun-bao, SONG Zhan-ping, FENG Shi-jin, ZHANG Yu-wei, ZENG Tao

“…Meanwhile, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) instruments were utilized to analyze the microstructure variation in salt rock before and after the test. …”
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The Use of Infrared Thermography on the Measurement of Microstructural Changes of Reservoir Rocks Induced by Temperature by Thomas Junique, Patricia Vazquez, Céline Thomachot-Schneider, Issra Hassoun, Mirlène Jean-Baptiste, Yves Géraud

“…A variation of temperature produces a change in the microstructure of the rock due to the mineral thermal expansion and its residual strain. …”
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Grouting test and reinforcement mechanism analysis of rock with single penetrated fracture surface by ZHU Yong-jian, REN Heng, WANG Ping, LI Peng, WANG Xi-zhi, WEI Ming-xing

“…For the problem that how the grouting reinforcement of a single penetrated structural plane affects the bearing capacity of surrounding rock, an approach of rock samples preparation with single penetrated fracture surface is proposed firstly, and the rock samples are injected with ultrafine cement and epoxy resin, respectively. …”
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Effect of microfabrics on uniaxial strength of weathered volcanic rocks from Tawau, Sabah by Hennie Fitria Wulandary Soehady Erfen, Baba Musta

“…Abstract This paper discusses the effect of micro-fabrics on uniaxial strength of weathered volcanic rocks from Tawau, Sabah. Volcanic rocks consist of basalt and andesite, aged from Pliocene to Quaternary. …”
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Industrial And Geological Study Of Protozoic Metacarbonate Rocks From Southern And Central Nigeria by Onimisi, Jimoh Abdullateef

“…The metacarbonate deposits in the southern Nigeria intercalated with calc-silicate gneiss, intrusive granite and migmatite gneiss rocks are of Proterozoic age. The study focused on examining the suitability of the Okpella and Emiworo metacarbonate via characterization and synthesis for industrial applications. …”
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Micro-scale wettability of carbonate rocks via high-resolution ESEM imaging by Khaloud Al-Naimi, Muhammad Arif, Mahmoud Aboushanab, Dalaver Anjum, Mohammed Al Kobaisi, Md Motiur Rahman, Mohamed Mahmoud, Stefan Iglauer

“…Thus, here, we investigate the micro-scale water wettability of condensed micro-droplets on carbonate rock surfaces via a high-resolution Environmental Scanning Electron Microscopy (ESEM). …”
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Dynamic failure characteristics of primary coal-rock combination under hydrostatic pressure by Beijing XIE, Zheng LUAN, Tianle LIU, Bowen WU, Shiqing ZHONG

“…Based on different hydrostatic pressure and strain rate conditions, this study explores the dynamic stress-strain, crack evolution and fracture fractal characteristics of coal rock and explores the deformation and failure characteristics of coal rock using macroscopic fracture fractal and microscopic electron microscope scanning. …”
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Long-term response of diatoms in high-elevation streams influenced by rock glaciers by Łukasz Peszek, Barbara Kawecka, Christopher T. Robinson

“…The primary goal of this study was to examine the long-term changes in diatom assemblages in the running waters at high-elevation influenced by rock glaciers, and particularly the use of diatoms as indicators of environmental change. …”
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Lithofacies, mineralogy, and pore characteristics of Permian marine tuffaceous rocks in the Sichuan Basin by Rong Li, Rong Li, Zhifu Xiong, Zecheng Wang, Zecheng Wang, Wuren Xie, Wuren Xie, Wenzheng Li, Nan Su, Nan Su

“…With experimental studies relying on field outcrop, thin section, scanning electron microscope, X-ray diffraction (XRD), mercury injection capillary pressure (MICP) and CT scan, the researchers analyzed the lithology, mineralogy, and pore characteristics of marine tuffaceous rocks. …”
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Analysis of the Influence of Surrounding Rock State on Working Performance of Cutting Head in Metal Mining by Weipeng Xu, Lirong Wan, Kuidong Gao, Yu Bu, Meng Xu, Shenghao Ma, Kao Jiang

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Strength test and penetration effect of intrusion surface of heavy metal contaminated soft rock by Feng Cheng, Gui-quan Yuan, DiWu, Aijun Chen, Junhua Chen, Bai Yang

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Non-Extensive Statistical Mechanics in Acoustic Emissions: Detection of Upcoming Fracture in Rock Materials by Andronikos Loukidis, Ilias Stavrakas, Dimos Triantis

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The digital rock analysis of biogenically induced reservoir heterogeneities in Cretaceous reservoirs of Saudi Arabia by Deshenenkov Ivan, Polo Camilo

“…The 3D sample tomograms were segmented to define burrows and matrix distributions, where samples were extracted for thin-sections, scanning electronic microscopy (SEM) and mercury injection capillary pressure (MICP) analyses to refine the pore sizes and rock types. …”
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Study on correlation between TBM tailings gradation and granitic gneiss surrounding rock stability by Yuancheng Liu, Ronggui Deng, Bai Yang, Gang Cheng, Tuo Wang, Zhiqian Fu

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Optimization of Physical Parameters and Analysis of Rock Movement and Deformation Patterns in Deep Strip Mining by Yue Dong, Yuanzhong Luan, Zhaolei Ji, Hengxuan Luan

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