Energy Geotechnics

Content: Keynotes    Potential of district-scale geothermal energy in urban cities  K. Soga, Y. Zhang & R. Choudhary    Multiphysical phenomena and mechanisms involved with energy piles  L. Laloui &A.F. Rotta Loria    Geomechanical and numerical modeling of gas hydrate sediments  M. Sanchez & X. Gai    Coupled chemo-mechanics: A comprehensive process modeling for Energy Geotechnics  T. Hueckel, L.B. Hu & M.M. Hu         PART I: REGULAR SESSIONS    Energy geo-storage and geo-structures    Thermomechanical properties of a new small-scale reinforced concrete thermo-active pile for centrifuge testing  A. Minto, A.K. Leung, D. Vitali & J.A. Knappett    Monitoring elastic parameter changes in the vicinity of salt caverns due to cyclic loading by seismic waveform inversion  D. Kohn, D. De Nil, S.A. al Hagrey,W. Rabbel, K. Khaledi, D. Konig &T. Schanz    Deep geothermal energy wells based on artificial large area fractures  J. Frankovska, M. Ondrasik & Ch. Kallberg    Numerical study of bearing capacity and consolidation settlement of energy piles in fine-grained soils  M. Khodaparast, M.A. Kiani & H. Bayesteh    Differences and challenges in salt cavern design for hydrogen, air and natural gas storage  M. Schlichtenmayer & M. Klafki    Effects of transient phenomena on the behaviour of thermo-active piles  K.A. Gawecka, D.M. Potts, D.M.G. Taborda,W. Cui & L. Zdravkovi'c    Determining the maximum operating pressure of gas storage caverns as function of the horizontal in situ geostatic stress  E. Passaris & M. Clemente    Thermo-mechanical behaviour of energy pile in underground railway construction site  M. Adinolfi, A. Mauro, R.M.S. Maiorano, N. Massarotti & S. Aversa    Geotechnical challenges of energy infra-structures    Innovative deep-mixing methods for oil & gas applications  G. Spagnoli, D. Bellato, P. Doherty & G. Murphy    A comparative study of wind farm potential in shallow-waters in Brazil and Scotland  G. Alves & S.B. Mickovski    A new backfill material enhancing axial bedding of district heating pipes  B.Wagner &T. Neidhart    Assessment of geothermal snow-melting system used in cold region area  I.-H. Ho & M. Dickson    Difficult behavior of young continental "loess - like" clayey soil deposits of mud-volcanogenetic heritage in Azerbaijan  E.E. Vicente, A.M. Krumb & F. Ulbricht    Wind farm development and the use of geogrid-stabilised unbound platforms and floating access roads on soft ground  M.A. Horton, T.L.H. Oliver & J. Cook    Static analysis of Mansa Devi hill landslide using FLAC3D  S. Islam & Z.H. Rizvi    Shallow and deep subsurface geo-thermal systems    The influence of natural convection on thermal performance of ground heat exchangers  A. Bidarmaghz & G.A. Narsilio    Geological models as a tool for the planning of deep geothermal projects  F. Hese, K. Lademann, P. Offermann, A. Schaller & C. Thomsen    Effects of ground heat exchanger variable pipe separation in ground-source heat pump systems  N. Makasis, G.A. Narsilio, A. Bidarmaghz & I.W. Johnston    Numerical study of the performance of energy diaphragm walls  D. Rammal, H. Mroueh, S. Burlon & M.E. Suryatriyastuti    Analysis of thermally induced mechanical interactions in energy pile groups  A.F. Rotta Loria & L. Laloui    Ground thermal response to borehole ground heat exchangers  O. Mikhaylova, I.W. Johnston & G.A. Narsilio    Effect of moisture migration on the thermal conductivity of a geothermal well seal  C.Walton-Macaulay, J.C. Evans & L. Daher    Heat content in soil-borehole thermal energy systems in the vadose zone  T. Ba,ser, Y. Dong & J.S. McCartney    Advanced shallow geothermal systems: Temperature induced cracking of backfill materials and system hydraulic conductivity  H. Anbergen,W. Ruhaak, I. Sass & J. Frank    Natural and hydraulic fractured reservoirs    Studying cryogenic fracturing process using transparent specimens  M. Cha, N.B. Alqahtani, B. Yao, L.Wang, X. Yin, Y.S.Wu &T.J. Kneafsey    Interactions between hydraulic fracture and interfaces in layered formations  S.M. Ham, T.-H. Kwon &Y.J. Sim    A parametric sensitivity study on CO2 injection in deep saline aquifers accounting for hydro-mechanical microfracturing  A.B. Tatomir, I. Tomac & M. Sauter    Experimental study of proppant particle-particle interaction micromechanics during flow and transport in the fracture  I. Tomac & L. Luo    Modeling of discrete intersecting discontinuities in rock mass using XFEM/level set approach  K.C. Das, S.S. Sandha, E. Rodrigues, U. Mello, I. Carol, P.E. Vargas, N.A. Gonzalez, J.M. SeguraSerra & M.R. Lakshmikantha    DEM modeling of hydraulic fracturing in fractured shale formation: Effect of inherent anisotropy and induced anisotropy  K. Duan & C.Y. Kwok    Comparison of discrete and equivalent continuum approaches to simulate the mechanical behavior of jointed rock masses  N.A. Gonzalez, P.E. Vargas, I. Carol, K.C. Das, S.S. Sandha, E. Rodrigues, U. Mello, J.M. Segura & M.R. Lakshmikantha    THMC behavior of geomaterials    Thermal-hydraulic modelling a Canadian deep geological repository  P. Abootalebi & G.A. Siemens    Behaviour of kaolinite and bentonite at elevated and lowered temperatures  T. Ring, C. Leo & S. Liyanapathirana    Analysis of cement-based thermal energy storages considering natural convection  H. Hailemariam, D. Shrestha & F.Wuttke    Experimental and constitutive study of the thermo-mechanical behavior of an oil sand  M. Mohamadi, E. Piotrowska & R.G.Wan    Effect of temperature and pressure on mechanical behavior of rock salt in underground storage caverns  K. Khaledi, E. Mahmoudi, D. Konig &T. Schanz    CTE analysis of saturated cement-based sensible heat storage materials  H. Hailemariam, D. Shrestha & F.Wuttke    A laboratory investigation on the thermo-mechanical behaviour of thermal piles in sand  A. Rafiei, C. Arya, S.W. James, R.G. Correia & R. Fuentes    Temperature dependence of elastic P- and S-wave properties of rocks: Applications to geothermal reservoir evaluation  H.B. Motra & F.Wuttke    Numerical methods and algorithms in energy geotechnics    Inverse-volume pore pressure projection technique for the coupling of reservoir flow and geomechanics simulators  P.E. Vargas, N.A. Gonzalez, C.N. Mena Paz, M. de Bayser, P.W. Bryant, J.M. Segura & M.R. Lakshmikantha    Axisymmetric transient modelling of a suction caisson in sand: A numerical study  B. Cerfontaine, F. Collin & R. Charlier    Modelling the environmental impact of underground coal gasification  B.D. Roullier, P.A. Langston & X.L. Li    Stability analysis of large diameter boreholes using finite element modelling  C. Morris, A. Cardoso & S. Raymackers    Thermo-mechanical hypoplastic interface model for fine-grained soils  H. Stutz, D. Masin, F.Wuttke & B. Pradel    A novel cavity expansion-based analytical tool and its potential application for energy pile foundation  H. Zhou, G. Kong, H. Liu, Y.Wu & G. Li    Numerical analysis of heat conduction in granular geo-material using lattice element method  Z.H. Rizvi, A.S. Sattari & F.Wuttke    Thermo-hydraulic coupled modelling: Analysis of thermal enhanced backfill structures and materials for near-shore power cables  K. Sembdner, H. Anbergen & F.Wuttke    Experimental studies and material design in energy geotechnics    Development of laboratory system for cryogenic fracturing study  M. Cha, N.B. Alqahtani, B. Yao, X. Yin, Y.S.Wu &T.J. Kneafsey    Steady state vs transient thermal conductivity of soils  H. Hailemariam, D. Shrestha & F.Wuttke    Determination of time-dependent undrained shear strength of mining landfill  M. Uhlig, I. Herle & C. Karcher    Enhancement of soil thermal conductivity in dry condition  D. Shrestha, H. Hailemariam & F.Wuttke    Heat energy recovery from waste water in the Glasgow Subway system  N. Hytiris, K. Ninikas, R. Emmanuel & P.L. Younger    Potential of nano material (SiC) for improving the thermal properties of sand  Z.H. Rizvi, K. Sembdner, A.S. Sattari & F.Wuttke    Bearing capacity and settlement of raft-pile foundations under cyclic loading  I.T. Mirsayapov & M.I. Shakirov    Calculation model of foundation base settlement at the static and cyclic regime loading  I.T. Mirsayapov, I.V. Koroleva & D.D. Sabirzyanov         PART II: MINISYMPOSIA    Minisymposium geomechanical characterization and modeling of hydrate bearing sediments    The role of high-pressure flow-through experiments for evaluating the mechanical behaviour of gas hydrate-bearing soils  C. Deusner, E. Kossel, N. Bigalke, M. Haeckel, S. Gupta, M. Freise, H. Anbergen &T.Wille    Influence particle size on strength of gas hydrate cemented granular materials  B.N. Madhusudhan & C.R.I. Clayton    Sand production modeling of the 2013 Nankai offshore gas production test  S. Uchida, A. Klar & K. Yamamoto    A small pore size effect on dissociation behavior of gas hydrates in fine-grained sediments  T. Park, H.-S. Kim &T.-H. Kwon    Experimental and numerical studies on geomechanical behavior of various gas hydrate-bearing sediments in China  X.G. Xie, Y.F. Leung, S. Uchida, J.S. Lu, D.L. Li & D.Q. Liang    A new software collection for 3D processing of X-ray CT images  S. Chauhan,W. Ruhaak, I. Sass, H. Anbergen, A. Kabdenov, M. Freise &T.Wille    Predicting deformation of MHBS during hydrate dissociation using a state-dependent critical state model  J. Shen, C.F. Chiu, G.H. Lei, J. Xu & C.W.W. Ng    Composite model to reproduce the mechanical behaviour of Methane Hydrate Bearing Sediments  M. De La Fuente, J. Vaunat & H. Marin-Moreno    Minisymposium shallow geothermal systems    Shallow geothermal systems - geophysical support for geothermal planning maps  R. Kirsch, A.Wolf, K. Baezner, C. Thomsen & H.Wiederhold    Validation of a numerical model for the design of borehole heat exchangers in the presence of groundwater flow  J. Van Steenwinkel, D. Simpson, M. Degros,W. Vienne, G. Van Lysebetten & M. Muller-Petke    Fiber-optic temperature measurements in closed-loop geothermal systems: A case study in heterogeneous bedrock  G. Radioti, S. Delvoie, K. Sartor, F. Nguyen & R. Charlier    Temperature distribution in the vicinity of a borehole heat exchanger for intermittent heat extraction: An analytical solution  S. Erol & B. Francois    Use underground reservoir in Taipei basin as cooling source for air conditioners  H.J. Liao & C. Kuo    Cyclic loading effects on soil-energy pile interaction  S. Xiao, M.T. Suleiman, R. Elzeiny & M.J. Al-Khawaja    Benefits and optimisation of district hybrid ground source heat pump systems  O. Mikhaylova, R. Choudhary, K. Soga & I.W. Johnston    Minisymposium thermo-active foundations, tunnels and earth-coupled structures    Thermo-mechanical finite element analyses of energy walls  D. Sterpi & L. Mauri    Lessons learned from mechanical monitoring of a thermoactive pile  J. Habert, M. El'Mejahed & J.B. Bernard    Effect of forced thermal recharging on the thermal behaviour of a field scale geothermal energy pile  M. Faizal &A. Bouazza    Numerical investigation of the mechanical behaviour of single energy piles and energy pile groups  C. Tsetoulidis, A. Naskos & K. Georgiadis    Thermo-mechanical behavior of small scale energy pile in dry sand  V.T. Nguyen, A.M. Tang & J.M. Pereira    Long term monitoring of CFA energy pile schemes in the UK  F.A. Loveridge,W. Powrie, T. Amis, M.Wischy & J. Kiauk    Numerical analysis of thermal cycling during a multi-stage energy pile thermal response test  F. Cecinato, R. Piglialepre, F.A. Loveridge & D. Nicholson    An investigation of the potential thermal energy of geothermal tunnels with focus on a case study in Stuttgart, Germany  P. Buhmann, B.Westrich, C. Moormann, A. Bidarmaghz & G. Narsilio    Minisymposium trends and challenges in energy geotechnical storage systems and materials    Probabilistic analysis of a rock salt cavern with application to energy storage systems, using subset simulation methodology  E. Mahmoudi, K. Khaledi, D. Konig &T. Schanz    Effect of degree of saturation on thermal conductivity of CLSM used for a horizontal ground coupled heat pump system  T.M. Do, Y.S. Kim, C.H. Lee & M.Q. Dang    Evaluation of temperature controlled oedometer test apparatus  Y. Li, M. Karstunen, M. Karlsson & J. Dijkstra    Numerical modelling of the cyclic behaviour of rock material in the context of underground pumped storage hydroelectricity  B. Cerfontaine, F. Collin & R. Charlier    A small geothermal project of low enthalpy in Bio Bio sand  V. Hernandez, D. Bottcher & F.A. Villalobos    Determination of interface temperatures at scaled borehole heat exchanger physical models using distributed temperature sensing  K.S.O. Seibertz, T. Vienken, H. Shao, P. Dietrich & F. Handel    Minisymposium geotechnics risk and items for underground nuclear power plants    Underground nuclear power plants  P. Duffaut    Why do nuclear engineers refuse to consider the concept of underground power plants?  D. De Bruyn & P. Duffaut    Underground nuclear power plants: A realistic option?  Varun, C. Fairhurst, M. Pierce, H. Lagger & P. Duffaut    Minisymposium geotechnics for nuclear waste disposal    An analytical study of PRACLAY Heater test  G.J. Chen, L. Yu & X.L. Li    Experimental study of thermal effects on clay rock for deep disposal of radioactive waste  C.-L. Zhang    Temperature impact on the creep behaviour of compacted illitic clay  N. Jarad, O. Cuisinier & F. Masrouri    Impact of temperature variation on pressuremeter test parameters in compacted soils  A. Boukelia, H. Eslami, S. Rosin-Paumier & F. Masrouri    Clay-water interactions in swelling claystones: The case of the Callovo-Oxfordian claystone  H. Menaceur, P. Delage, A.M. Tang & J. Talandier    Air injection tests in two argillaceous rock formations: Experimental results and modelling  L. Gonzalez-Blanco, E. Romero, X.L. Li, X. Sillen, P. Marschall & C. Jommi