TY  - JOUR
AU  - Wu, Mingyang
AU  - Yang, Fujian
AU  - Zhao, Guokai
PY  - 2026
TI  - Multi-field coupling mechanics of deep heterogeneous rocks: Progress and prospects
JO  - Advances in Geo-Energy Research
SN  - 2207-9963
SP  - 205
EP  - 208
VL  - 20
IS  - 3
AB  - The mechanical response of heterogeneous rock masses under multi-field coupling conditions is central to geo-energy development and underground storage. This study synthesizes key insights from Session 49 of the second “International Geo-Energy Frontier Forum”, entitled “Multi-field Coupled Mechanics of Deep Heterogeneous Rock Masses”. Twenty-two experts and scholars presented their recent advances in heterogeneous-structure characterization, laboratory testing, mechanical mechanisms, and engineering applications. The discussion was organized around the experimental characterization of deep heterogeneous rocks, mechanistic links between local damage and fracture-network development under coupled thermal-hydraulic-mechanical-chemical conditions, and implications for energy development and underground storage. Perspectives distilled from these themes may provide useful guidance for optimizing stimulation schemes, assessing containment safety, and evaluating long-term reliability in deep geo-energy operations.
UR  - https://doi.org/10.46690/ager.2026.06.02
DO  - 10.46690/ager.2026.06.02