What's new?Fujii got a mail from Prof. Ghassemi at Univ. of North Dakota. He is recruiting graduate students interested in participating in a research project on computer modeling of porous media deformation and fracture. Contact him if you have a background in solid mechanics and FEM or BEM modeling and are interest in pursuing MS or Ph.D. degree in Geology, Geological Engineering, and/ or Energy Engineering. Prof. Ahmad Ghassemi
European Geophysical Society XXV General Assembly (Millennium Conference on Earth, Planetary & Solar Systems Sciences) Nice, France, 25 - 29 April 2000. (www.copernicus.org/EGS/egsga/nice00/nice00.htm) *** LAST CALL FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSION *** Deadline for receipt of abstracts is 15 December 1999. SESSIONS ON GEOPHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF GEOMATERIALS SE33 Open session on physical properties and geomaterials Convener: P.W.J. Glover (Aberdeen), Co-Convener: E. Spangenberg (Potsdam) SE34 Characterization of deep reservoirs Convener: D. Mainprice (Montpellier) Co-Convener: Ernst Huenges (Potsdam) SE35 Compaction, subsidence and the mechanics of granular materials Convener: C. David (Cergy-Pontoise), Co-Conveners: N. Petford (Kingston-upon-Thames), R. Risnes (Stavanger) SE36 From fracturing to faulting: laboratory, borehole and field studies Convener: P. Pezard (Aix-en-Provence), Co-Convener: A.H.W. Zang (Potsdam) SE37 Anisotropic physical properties of rocks: measurements and modelling, from microfabrics to crustal structures Convener: H. de Wall (Heidelberg), Co-Conveners: K. Bennett (Los Alamos), P.G. Meredith (London) SE38 Fluid circulation in the crust: geodynamic modelling and experimental rock deformation Convener: L. Burlini, (ZEich), Co-Conveners: Y. Podladchikov (ZEich), J. Safanda (Sporilov) 12/2
Dear all,
I am trying to organize with Xinshe Yang a special session entitled:
"Mathematical Modelling of Granular Materials and
Reactive Porous Media"
in the 16th IMACS WORLD CONGRESS 2000 on Scientific
Computation, Applied Mathematics and Simulation
in Lausanne, Switzerland August 21-25, 2000 (session 158).
(for more details see: http://imacs2000.epfl.ch/Home-page.htm )
I therefore invite your to contribute a paper to this session.
Your repply is expected before the 15th of December. So far, only the
following information is needed:
---title of the paper
---Authors (mark the corresponding author)
---full mailing address (including e-mail if possible).
This information should be sent to :
xinshe@amsta.leeds.ac.uk
(who is the main coordinator of this session)
An extended abstract of one or two pages according
to the IMACS style (see website: http://imacs2000.epfl.ch/Home-page.htm )
will be asked later.
Thank you very much for your efforts.
All the best,
Andre Revil
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Andre Revil
CEREGE
Dept. of Geophysics
13545 Aix-en-Provence,
Cedex 4
France.
Tel: 33-(0)4-42-971-551
Fax: 33-(0)4-42-
EGS Nice 2000 / SE33 In 2000, the 25rd General Assembly of the European Geophysical Society will be held in Nice, France, from April 25 to 29. The deadline for receipt of abstracts is 15 December 1999. Abstracts should be sent directly to the convenors. Further information on abstract style and student financial support can be obtained from: http://www.copernicus.org/EGS/egsga/nice00/nice00.htm This is an announcement for the EGS2000 Session SE33. Please feel free to forward the informations to anyone who may be interested. ============================================================= SE 33 Open session on physical properties of geomaterials ============================================================= Session information During the last years much research has been carried out to understand the physical properties of rocks in their interrelationship to rock composition and microstructure, to heterogeneity and anisotropy, to processes like fluid flow, diagenesis, metamorphism, and partial melting, and to interactions between solid and fluid phase at the internal surface. In this session we would like to invite contributions that deal with all aspects of physical rock properties based on experimental and theoretical investigations in all scales, from Lab to field, and on all types of geomaterials. We would like to have contributions regarding all factors that influence the physical rock properties, regarding the use of physical measurements and methods to characterise rocks, and the use of physical measurements and methods to study processes within rocks. Convener: Dr. Paul W.J. Glover Dept. of Geology and Petroleum Geology, University of Aberdeen P.GLOVER@ABDN.AC.UK Co-Convener: Dr. Erik Spangenberg GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam erik@gfz-potsdam.de We've got the following announce. Dear Colleagues, In 2000, the 25rd General Assembly of the European Geophysical Society will be held in Nice, France, from April 25 to 29. This is an announcement for the EGS2000 Session SE34. The deadline for receipt of abstracts is 15 December 1999. Abstracts should be sent directly to the convenors. Further information on abstract style and student financial support can be obtained from: http://www.copernicus.org/EGS/egsga/nice00/nice00.htm Authors are recommended to submit their presentations as special publication of papers for this session within Phys. Chem. Earth. Please feel free to forward this information to anyone who may be interested. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CALL FOR PAPERS SE34 Symposium on Characterization of deep reservoirs Convenor: D. Mainprice (Montpellier) Co-Convenor: Ernst Huenges (Potsdam) david@dstu.univ-montp2.fr huenges@gfz-potsdam.de The scope of the symposium is all aspects of the characterization of deep reservoirs. Laboratory, theoretical or field studies of reservoir rock properties at depth are welcomed in this symposium. The intensive exploitation of shallow reservoir systems for water, gas, oil and geothermal energy has resulted in a depletion of these resources. There is an increasing need to exploit the more financially demanding and technically difficult reservoirs at greater depths. The greater depths give rise in higher temperatures, pressures with more chemically reactive elements and increasing mineral plasticity, which until recently were mainly the concerns of academic "deep" crustal studies. Bore holes have been drilled in sedimentary sequences down to 9 km depth and in geothermal reservoirs down to 4 km. The characterization of reservoirs at these depths and their potential for economic exploitation require a more detailed knowledge of physical properties and their evolution with time at (high) temperature (e.g. permeability, thermal conductivity, kinetics of pore closure). The simultaneous measurement of several properties on the same sample or field region are encouraged. The presentation of new techniques which give new insights into the physical behaviour of deep reservoirs in more extreme conditions at are also welcome. David Mainprice Ernst Huenges Laboratoire de Tectonophysique GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam Universite Montpellier II Telegrafenberg Place Eugene Bataillon D-14473 Potsdam 34095 MONTPELLIER Cedex 05 Germany France Tel. : +33 (0)4.67.14.32.83 Tel.: +49 (0) 331 288 1440 Fax: +33 (0)4.67.14.36.03 Fax: +49 (0) 331 288 1450 e-mail: david@dstu.univ-montp2.fr e-mail: huenges@gfz-potsdam.de Other EGS Solid Earth (Geophysical Properties of Geomaterials) Sessions ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SE33 Open session on physical properties and geomaterials Convener: P.W.J. Glover (Aberdeen), Co-Convener: E. Spangenberg (Potsdam) SE35 Compaction, subsidence and the mechanics of granular materials Convener: C. David (Cergy-Pontoise), Co-Conveners: N. Petford (Kingston-upon-Thames), R. Risnes (Stavanger) SE36 From fracturing to faulting: laboratory, borehole and field studies Convener: P. Pezard (Aix-en-Provence), Co-Convener: A.H.W. Zang (Potsdam) SE37 Anisotropic physical properties of rocks: measurements and modelling, from microfabrics to crustal structures Convener: H. de Wall (Heidelberg), Co-Conveners: K. Bennett (Los Alamos), P.G. Meredith (London) SE38 Fluid circulation in the crust: geodynamic modelling and experimental rock deformation Convener: L. Burlini, (Zurich), Co-Conveners: Y. Podladchikov (Zurich), J. Safanda (Sporilov) David Mainprice Laboratoire de Tectonophysique Universite Montpellier II Place Eugene Bataillon 34095 MONTPELLIER Cedex 05 France Telephone or Fax Outside France +33-4-67... From France 04-67... Office (direct line) 04.67.14.32.83 Office (Secretaire) 04.67.14.36.02 Fax 04.67.14.36.03 Labo de deformation 04.67.14.34.96 Labo de Microscopie electronique 04.67.14.37.35 Chez Moi 04.67.67.03.30 http://www.isteem.univ-montp2.fr/TECTONOPHY/index.html
This is the first announcement for a symposium to be held at the
European Geophysical Society XXV General Assembly (Millennium Conference
on Earth, Planetary & Solar Systems Sciences), Nice, France, 25 - 29
April 2000.
General information on the meeting can be found at the following Web
site :
www.copernicus.org/EGS/egsga/nice00/nice00.htm
If you want to contribute to the symposium, please note that the
deadline for receipt of abstracts is 15 December 1999. We thank you for
your interest, and hope to see you in Nice for the Millenium Conference.
***** SYMPOSIUM ON *****
"COMPACTION, SUBSIDENCE, AND THE MECHANICS OF GRANULAR MATERIALS"
A key issue in geophysics is to understand compaction processes in
reservoir rocks. It is well known that hydrocarbon extraction reduces
pore pressure and thus increases effective stresses. Whereas the
accompanying compaction may result in improved oil recovery (compaction
drive), the price to pay will often be subsidence problems at the
surface, and well stability problems in the reservoir.
Despite recent advances in our understanding of the petrophysical
properties of granular reservoir materials, many fundamental aspects of
their behaviour during compaction remain unresolved. These include:
behaviour of overburden and arching effects, boundary conditions and
reservoir stress paths, behaviour of the reservoir rock mass on a
macroscopic scale, effect of inhomogeneities and fractures, response of
granular materials to fluids, temperature and effective pressure cycling
(water or gas injection), micromechanism of compaction at the pore and
grain level, influence of the rock microstructure, and chemical effects
at the fluid-solid interface.
The aim of the symposium will be to reveal the state of the art within
the subject, with emphasis on basic mechanisms and future developments.
One key issue of the symposium will be to bring together scientists
working at different scales (laboratory scale, reservoir scale), using
different approaches (experimental work, field studies, numerical
modelling) to study compaction and related effects.
CONVENERS :
Christian DAVID - Universite de Cergy-Pontoise
Departement des Sciences de la Terre - 8 Le Campus
F-95031 Cergy - France
Tel: +33 1 3425 4985 Fax: +33 1 3425 4904
e-mail: cdavid@u-cergy.fr
Rasmus RISNES - Stavanger College
School of Science and Technology
P.O. Box 2557 Ullandhaug
N - 4091 Stavanger, Norway
Tel: +47 51 83 22 60 Fax: + 47 51 83 17 50
e-mail: rasmus.risnes@tn.his.no
Nick PETFORD - Kingston University
School of Geological Sciences
Kingston Upon Thames,
Surrey KT1 2EE, UK
Tel: +44 181 547 7518 Fax: +44 181 547 7497
e-mail: n.pet@kingston.ac.uk
Call for papers on First International Conference on "Geotechnical, Geoenvironmental Engineering, and Management in Arid Lands" November 2000, Al Ain, UAE.
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Call for Papers
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Title of the Conference:
International Symposium on Coupled Phenomena in
Civil, Mining & Petroleum Engineering
Place and time of the Conference:
Sanya, Hainan Island, People's Republic of China
November 1-3, 1999
organized by:
- China Coal Research Institute
Beijing, People's Republic of China
- Rock Mechanics Institute, The University of Oklahoma
Norman, Oklahoma, U.S.A.
and sponsored by:
- American Rock Mechanics Association (ARMA)
- China Coal Society
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Petroleum and Geology Society of China
- Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering Society of China
- Sarkeys Energy Center, University of Oklahoma
Objective:
Solutions to coupled problems (thermal, mechanical, flow) have become
extremely important to understand unusual behavior of rock and rock
masses. This area of research has been particularly active in the last
decade in a number of engineering disciplines. The Organizing Committee
feels that the time has come to exchange some concepts and ideas between
a number of disciplines and share common interests.
There are numerous coupled phenomena in subsurface engineering. However,
this conference focuses on the phenomena attributed to the coupling merely
between the solid mechanical impact and other mechanisms, such as (a)
fluid flow, (b) thermal transfer, (c) solute transport, and (d) any
combination of the above.
Theme:
The aim of this conference is to bring together theoreticians and
practitioners across geomechanics disciplines to discuss common
interests, differences, and potential collaboration.
Topics:
1. Mining Engineering
- Subsidence due to groundwater inrush into mining panels
- Extraction of coal bed methane from fractured media
- Influence of fluid flow on slope stability
- Protection of water resources
2. Petroleum Engineering
- Simulation of naturally fractured reservoirs
- Stress-dependent permeability and porosity
- Wellbore stability in poroelastic media
- Sand production and poroplasticity
- Shale stability related chemophysical and mechanical properties
- In-situ stress determination in porous media
3. Civil Engineering
- Soil consolidation in fractured porous media
- Subsidence due to pumping of groundwater
- Tunnel stability in conjunction with seepage flow and rock
deformation
- Multiphase fluid flow and solid deformation in partially
saturated vadose zones
4. Environmental Engineering
- Contaminant transport in deformable fractured media
- Impact of rock mechanics on pollutant containment systems
- Thermoporoelastic analysis of underground nuclear waste disposal
- Remediation of near-well contaminant in fractured rocks
Official Symposium Language:
English is designated to be the official symposium language.
Call for Papers:
Interested authors are invited to submit two copies of their proposed
papers (single-spaced) no later than April 30, 1999 to the following
addresses:
Dr. Mao Bai
University of Oklahoma
Rock Mechanics Institute
Sarkeys Energy Center, P119
100 East Boyd
Norman, OK 73019-1014
U.S.A.
Phone: (405) 325-2900
Fax: (405) 325-7491
E-mail:mao@rmg.ou.edu
The proposed papers will be reviewed and the authors will be notified of
acceptance no later than May 31, 1999. The final version of the accepted
papers will be due on June 30, 1999 for inclusion in the symposium
proceedings which will be distributed at the symposium. The abstracts
will be translated into Chinese for the Local Organizing Committee for
wide distribution in China.
Symposium Location:
The symposium will be held in Sanya, a famous resort in Hainan Province.
Hainan Island is located off the southernmost tip of China and is famous
for its endless pristine beaches and traditional Li and Miao ethnic
customs. It can easily be reached by plane from Beijing, Shanghai, or
Hong Kong (recommended due to flight frequency).
Pre-Symposium Tours:
A three-day (Oct 29-31) bus tour of Hainan Island; more specifically:
Monkey Island, Tianya Haijiao, Xinglong Farm, Tongza Li Village, and Wu
Gong Tower. This pre-symposium tour will start in Haikou, the capital of
Hainan, and will cost $200, all inclusive. Includes food, accommodations,
local transportation, admission to events, English-speaking tour guide,
and access permission. DOES NOT INCLUDE AIRLINE TICKETS.
Post-Symposium Tours:
Three alternatives are proposed:
- Lhasa in Tibet, 10 participants (minimum), 7 days and 6 nights,
$350/person, all inclusive.
- Dali in Yunnan, 9 days and 8 nights, $350/person, all inclusive.
- Inner Mongolia (Neimongo), 3 days and 2 nights, $150/person, all
inclusive.
Registration Fee:
The registration fee will be $350 U.S., which includes all meals and
excursions during the conference, and one copy of the proceedings.
Hotel Accommodations:
The symposium will be held at the Goldensea Hotel, a four star hotel
located near the airport in Sanya. The maximum single room rate will be
$65 per day.
Local Organizing Committee:
- Prof. Tianquan Liu
(Conference Co-Chairman),
Chief Engineer, Member of the Chinese Academy of
Engineering, China Coal Research Institute,
Beijing, P. R. China
- Prof. Yuzhuo Zhang
Vice President, China Coal Research Institute,
Beijing, P. R. China
- Prof. Xiaopu Li
Chairman, Academic Committee, China Coal Research
Institute, Beijing, P. R. China
- Dr. Huaxing Zhang
Senior Engineer, China Coal Research Institute,
Beijing, P. R. China
U.S. Organizing Committee:
- Prof. Jean-Claude Roegiers
(Conference Co-Chairman),
Director, Rock Mechanics Institute,
Norman, Oklahoma, U.S.A.
- Dr. W. Darrell Gertsch
Director, Sarkeys Energy Center, Norman, Oklahoma, U.S.A.
- Dr. Mao Bai
Senior Research Associate,
Rock Mechanics Institute, Norman, Oklahoma, U.S.A.
International Advisory Committee:
- Prof. Younane Abousleiman
Associate Research Professor, Rock Mechanics Institute,
Norman, Oklahoma, U.S.A.
- Prof. Emmanuel Detournay
Associate Professor, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis,
Minnesota, U.S.A.
- Prof. Derek Elsworth
Professor, Pennsylvania State University, University Park,
Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
- Prof. Hilary Inyang
Professor, University of Massachusetts at Lowell,
Massachusetts, U.S.A.
- Dr. Rob Jeffrey
Senior Research Associate, CSIRO, Victoria, Australia
- Peter Smeallie
Director, American Rock Mechanics Association,
Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.A.
- Prof. Saijing Wang
President, Int. Soc. Eng. Geol., Geology Institute,
China Academy of Science, Beijing, P. R. China
- Prof. Bingye Xu
Professor, Tsinghua University, Beijing, P. R. China
- Prof. Weishen Zhu
Professor, Rock and Soil Mechanics Institute, China Academy
of Sciences, Wuhan, P.R. China
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Call for papers:
International Symposium on Coupled Phenomena
in Civil, Mining & Petroleum Engineering
Organizers: China Coal Research Institute, Beijing, P.R. China
Rock Mechanics Institute, University of Oklahoma, USA
Place: Sanya, Hainan Autonomic Region, P.R. China
Time: Nov. 1-3, 1999
Theme: The main aim of this conference is to bring together
theoreticians and practitioners across geomechanics disciplines
to discuss common interest, differences, and potential collaborations.
Topics:
Mining engineering
1. Subsidence due to groundwater inrush into mining panels
2. Extraction of coal bed methane from fractured media
3. Influence of fluid flow on slope stability
4. Protection of water resources
Petroleum engineering
1. Simulation of naturally fractured reservoirs
2. Stress-dependent permeability and porosity
3. Wellbore stability in poroelastic media
4. Sand production and poroelastoplasticity
5. Shale stability related chemophysical and mechanical properties
6. In-situ stress determination in porous media
Civil engineering
1. Soil consolidation in fractured porous media
2. Subsidence due to pumping of groundwater
3. Tunnel stability in conjunction with seepage flow and rock deformation
4. Multiphase fluid flow and solid deformation in partially saturated
vadose zones
Environmental engineering
1. Contaminant transport in deformable fractured media
2. Impact of rock mechanics on pollutant containment systems
3. Thermoporoelastic analysis of underground nuclear waste disposal
4. Remediation of near-well contaminant in fractured rocks
Tours: Pre- and post-tours will be arranged
Deadline for submitting papers: April 30, 1999
(A brochure and format of the paper can be obtained upon request)
Submission address:
Dr. Mao Bai
University of Oklahoma
Rock Mechanics Institute
Sarkeys Energy Center, P119
100 East Boyd
Norman, OK 73019-1014
U.S.A.
Contact point:
Phone: (405) 325-2900
Fax: (405) 325-7491
E-mail:mao@rmg.ou.edu
We got the final announcement of the Third International Symposium on Sprayed Concrete, GOL, Norway, 26-29, Sep., 1999. Contact Ms. Siri Engen. International Symposium on Coupled Phenomena in Civil, Mining & Petroleum Engineering, Sanya, Hainan Island, People's Republic of China, November 1-3, 1999. Organized by China Coal Research Institute and Rock Mechanics Institute, The University of Oklahoma. Contact Prof. Xiaopu Li or Dr. Mao Bai. '99 Japan-Korea joint Symposium on Rock Engineering, Aug. 2 - 4, 1999. Fukuoka, Japan, Organized by The West Japan Rock Engineering Society. Contact Prof. Matsui. The 2nd International Workshop on the Application of Geophysics to Rock Engineering, Tuesday August 24th, 1999 at Palais des Congres in Paris The ISRM Commission on the Application of Geophysics in Rock Engineering is holding the 2nd International Workshop on the Application of Geophysics to Rock Engineering on Tuesday August 24, 1999 at the Palais des Congres in Paris. This workshop will be held at the same venue as the ISRM 9th International Congress on Rock Mechanics. The presentations at the workshop will include field studies, laboratory studies, and recent theoretical advances in characterizing cracked and fractured rock. Below is a tentative program for the workshop. The registration fee for the workshop is $50(US). |
