Experiment and simulation on fracture evolution behavior of rock containing all kinds of flaws; Deformation and damage mechanics of deep rocks; Rock creep (time-dependent) experimental and model mechanics; Deep underground rock mass engineering and reinforced technique

Rock mechanics, Groundwater hydrology, Mathematical modelling, Poromechanics, Coupled processes, Contaminant hydrology, Mining engineering, Petroleum engineering, Fracture hydrology

Rock mechanics, Rock seepage mechanics, Coal mining induced gas outbursts, Stability of underground workings, Strata movement, subsidence, slope stability, Slope stability, Acoustic emission and micro-seismicity monitoring, Computer applications in mining/geotechnical engineering, Hydraulic fracturing and associated hydro-mechanical coupling

Carbon dioxide sequestration, Flow of granular media, Constrained lava flows, Exchange flows, Fluid mechanics of solidification

Image-based numerical modelling of geomaterials, joint rock characterization and modelling, microseismic monitoring

UCG gasifier design, CO₂ storage performance assessment, CBM-ECBM performance assessment, Underground environment control in coal mines

Fluid flow in porous media, Flow and transport in unsaturated fractured rock, Coupled hydrological and mechanical processes in the subsurface

Hydromechanical behaviour of fractured and porous rocks, Petrophysics, Fluid flow in porous media, Rock failure and fracture

Groundwater resources assessment/ evaluation, Saltwater intrusion into coastal aquifers, Arsenic and fluoride pollution in groundwater, Chemical evolution of geothermal springs, Geothermal energy resources evaluation (for power generation and direct use), Low temperature rock-water interaction experiments, Flow stratigraphy based on field, Geochemical and paleomagnetic studies, Regional correlation of flows using trace element and isotopic signatures, petrogenesis and evolution

Earthquake source processes, Fault and crack dynamics, Lithospheric stressing and seismicity, Hydrologic and surficial processes, Pore fluid interaction with earth materials, Landslides, Episodic glacial motions

Numerical Analysis, Reservoir Engineering, Rock Mechanics, Petroleum Engineering

Rock mass characterisation, Numerical modelling and back analysis, Performance monitoring, Slope stability, Rock-structure interaction for underground workings and tunnels, Surface and underground mining

Image-based numerical modelling of geomaterials, joint rock characterization and modelling, microseismic monitoring

Structural Engineering

Rock Mechanics and Rock Science; Rock Blasting, Slope Stability, Ground Control, Environmental Technology, Soft Computing, etc

Support for large underground opening, for long-term stability, to against explosion and earthquake; Development and application of three-dimensional numerical manifold method (3D-NMM) to rock engineering.

Experiments in rock mechanics, especially on the creep character. Damage and plastic model for rock, and numerical simulation. Roadway support design in Coal Mines.

Rock Fractal Characterization, CBM extraction, Unsaturated Seepage in Fractured Rock Mass, Rock Instability and Controlling in Mining and geological disaster, Crack Damage Evolution and the Expansion of Numerical Implementation with Comsol.

Numerical modeling of rock damage under coupled thermal-hydraulic-mechanical conditions; Coal gas migration and coal-gas interaction

Experimental rock mechanics under various loading conditions, particularly for hard and brittle rocks; Rock dynamics and fracture propagation under dynamic loads; Slabbing/spalling and rockburst mechanism of rocks in deep mining or tunneling engineering; Cement backfilling and paste backfilling technology in mining engineering.

The creep behavior of rock and rock masses,The mechanical properties of jointed rock masses,Hydraulic fracturing.

water jet, abrasive gas jet, Sc-CO₂ jet and ice-particle gas jet and their application on rock/coal breakage and surface treatment, CBM extraction, CBM well drilling, hydraulic fracture in coal seam, rock impact dynamics, abrasive wear.

Coal mine design and system optimization,Roadway support,Coal mine gas control and drainage,Coal mine resources scientized mining,Mining technology.

Brittle characteristics and acoustic emission signals during rupture process of rock mass;Chaotic characteristics of fracture network;Advanced algorithm for Acoustic Emission source localization and featureextraction of fracture network

Rock mechanics and Fracturing improvement on unconventional oil and gas reservoir.Hydraulic fracturing and SRV.Engineering mechanics on Drilling and completing.

Reservoir Geomechanics; Rock Fracture Mechanics

Numerical simulation of seismic wavefield in transversely isotropic media,Reverse-time migration.

Rock Mechanics, Fluid flow through porous and jointed rocks, Pressure in mining activities and ground control, Deep resource exploitation and geohazard prevention

Interaction mechanism between gas hydrate phase transition and multiphase flow; Key mechanism and technology of CO2 storage and CO2-EOR

Rock damage and fragmentation properties under deep in-situ pressures; Rock fracture behavior under dynamic and static loads; Visualization and quantitative statistics of cracks in rock materials; Mechanisms of rock breaking and coring in deep scientific drilling

Fracturing and Fracture Monitoring for High-temperature Oil-Gas and Geothermal Reservoirs; Petroleum Related Rock Mechanics

Micromechanical properties of rocks

Rock Acoustic Emission; Stress Thresholds and Damage Evolution; Microseismic Monitoring; In-situ Stress Evaluation

Coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical (THM) behaviour of fractured rock masses; Reliability analysis of geotechnical engineering.