@article{Wu2026, 
author = {Mingyang Wu and Fujian Yang and Guokai Zhao},
title = {Multi-field coupling mechanics of deep heterogeneous rocks: Progress and prospects},
year = {2026},
journal = {Advances in Geo-Energy Research},
volume = {20},
number = {3},
pages = {205-208},
keywords = {heterogeneity, multi-field coupling, geo-energy, geological storage, Deep rocks},
url = {https://www.sciopen.com/article/10.46690/ager.2026.06.02},
doi = {10.46690/ager.2026.06.02},
abstract = {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.}
}