Artificial Geomaterials: Applications of 3D Printing and Other State-of-the-Art Technologies
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "H: Geo-Energy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 December 2021) | Viewed by 3071
Special Issue Editors
Interests: 3D printing rock; artificial geomaterials; rock mechanics; discrete fracture network (DFN); rock slope stability
Interests: 3D printing rock; rock mechanics; rock physics; rock imaging; reservoir characterization
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce the launch of a Special Issue on “Artificial Geomaterials: Applications of 3D Printing and Other State-of-the-Art Technologies”, which is now open for submissions.
Geomaterials are materials inspired by geological systems originating from the billion years long history of the earth. The safety and reliability of subsurface engineering activities and geotechnical infrastructures built on/in/by geomaterials will be increased if a comprehensive understanding of their behavior under certain boundary conditions is achieved through systematic experimental investigations. Application of natural rocks for these investigations sometimes leads to uncertain results due to their strong heterogeneity in terms of composition and pre-existing microstructures. Therefore, in those cases, artificial geomaterials are inevitably preferred. Moreover, preparation of the specimens/models with complex geometries using natural rocks and conventional materials such as gypsum plaster and concrete through traditional techniques is either impossible or extremely time- and cost-consuming. Today, 3D printing technology and other state-of-the-art techniques are available as promising alternatives to make artificial geomaterials. These cutting-edge techniques have a great potential to be implemented in rock mechanics, rock engineering, mining engineering, engineering geology, petroleum engineering, and subsurface gas storage studies, especially during the specimen preparation stage. The capability of rapid and consistent manufacturing of complicated models with high geometrical accuracy is the most enticing feature of these techniques.
This Special Issue aims to highlight the applicability and application of advanced technologies and approaches to prepare artificial geomaterials. Prospective authors are invited to submit their original contributions in the form of research articles, review articles, or short communications within the scope of this Special Issue. Topics of interest for this Special Issue include but are not limited to the following:
- Artificial geomaterials;
- 3D-printed geomaterials;
- Hydro-mechanical properties of artificial geomaterials;
- Applicability and application of 3D printing technology to geomechanics;
- Application of advanced technologies to make artificial geomaterials;
- Applications and limitations of conventional artificial geomaterials;
- Limitations of applying natural rocks for experimental studies;
- Physical modeling using artificial geomaterials.
Dr. Sayedalireza Fereshtenejad
Dr. Lingyun Kong
Dr. Mansour Sharafisafa
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- 3D printing technology
- artificial geomaterials
- physical modeling
- geomechanics
- mining engineering
- petroleum engineering
- engineering geology
