ISRM Specialized Conference
The 4th International Conference on
Coupled Processes in Fractured Geological Media:
Observation, Modeling, and Application
JSRM ISRM

Authors

Submission for Extended Abstract

Final Deadline! Extended to July 31!

When you received a notification of acceptance (sent on May 1), you are requested to prepare an extended abstract by Wednesday, July 10 Wednesday, July 31, 2024.

  1. Download the template of extended abstract. (Updated on May 8 due to the maximum number of pages of the extended abstract has been changed.)
  2. Upload your extended abstract in PDF via your account of Smart Conference
  3. Tick “Yes” to agree the copyright transfer
  4. Completed!
  • The number of pages of the extended abstract: between 2 and 4 10 *revised on May 8
  • Paper size: A4
  • Short abstract (within 250 words) is needed.

Notification of Acceptance for Extended Abstract

Notifications will be sent to the authors by August 31, 2024; at that point, Extended Abstracts can be (a) accepted, (b) accepted with revisions, or (c) rejected. Extended Abstracts accepted with revisions should be resubmitted by September 15, 2024. Final decisions by the committee will be announced to the authors by September 23, 2024.

Registration by Authors

Presenting authors are required to complete the registration procedure and make their payment by September 16, 2024. If you encounter any difficulties during the registration period, please contact the registration office (coufrac2024@ec-mice.com). If you have not completed the registration procedure and submitted your payment by the day, we regret that your submission will be withdrawn by the committee of Coufrac2024, and it will not appear in the program book.

https://www.ec-convention.com/coufrac2024/registration.html#c01

Copyright Transfer Agreement

Please grant the copyright of your extended abstract to the Japanese Society for Rock Mechanics (JSRM). This is necessary to distribute and publish your work as official proceedings in the ISRM Digital Library.

Topics (Sessions’ List)

  1. THM Processes Leading to Deformation and Fracturing of Bedrock (Convener: Diego Mas Ivars)
  2. Coupled THM Hard Rock Fracture Behaviour – Laboratory Experiments and Numerical Modelling (Convener: Diego Mas Ivars)
  3. Coupled THM Field Experiments for the Characterization of Fractured Hard Rock (Convener: Diego Mas Ivars)
  4. Coupled Processes in CO2 and H2 Storage: From Lab to Field Scale (Convener: Roman Makhnenko, Victor Vilarrasa, Tomofumi Koyama)
  5. Multi-scale Analysis for Fractured Rocks with THMC Coupling Processes (Convener: Xuhai Tang and Xiaoguang Wang)
  6. Coupled T-H-M-C Behavior of Muti-barrier Systems for Deep Geological Repositories (Convener: Zhihong Zhao, Ju Wang, Pengzhi Pan, and Xingguang Zhao)
  7. Risks and Sustainability in Fractured Rocks (Convener: Thomas Poulet and Manolis Veveakis)
  8. Coupled Processes in Enhanced Geothermal Systems (Convener: Ingrid Tomac)
  9. Fracture Propagation Modeling in Porous Media (Convener: Keita Yoshioka and Wenzhuo Cao)
  10. Coupled Thermal, Hydrological, Mechanical, and Chemical (THMC) in an Engineered Barrier System and the Host Rock for High-level Radioactive Waste Repositories (Liange Zheng, Hejuan Liu, Jonny Rutqvist, Jens Birkholzer, and Alexander Bond)
  11. Dominant Factors Influencing Hydroshearing and Thermoshearing (Convener: Zhuang Li, Sergi Molins, Ki-Bok Min, and Jeoungseok Yoon)
  12. Coupled THMC Process in CO2 Geological Sequestration: Mechanism of CO2-water-rock Interaction and Sealing Failure (Quan Gan, Kyung-Won Chan, Zhuang Li, and Fengshou Zhang)
  13. Salt Mechanics with Application to Underground Waste Disposal and Energy Storage (Convener: Kyung-Won Chang)
  14. Coupled Hydraulic-mechanical-chemical Processes in Rock Fractures (Convener: Liangchao Zou, Jan-Olof Selroos, Paolo Trinchero, and Bo Li)
  15. Investigating THM Processes through Geophysical Parameters: From Laboratory Experiments to Field Tests (Takuya Ishibashi and Daisuke Asahina)
  16. Soft Stimulation Developments for Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) (Convener: Günter Zimmermann, Hannes Hofmann, Yinlin Ji, and Arno Zang)
  17. Coupled Thermal-hydraulic-mechanical-chemical Effect on In-situ Supercritical CO2 Fracturing Modification of Coal Measures Reservoirs (Convener: Weiguo Liang and Yuedu Chen)
  18. Machine Learning and Data Mining in Geoengineering and Geoscience (Convener: Fengshou Zhang, Bicheng Yan, and Mengyi Li)
  19. Coupled THMC Processes in Underground Hydrogen Storage (UHS) (Convener: Xianda Shen, Chaojie Cheng, and Fengshou Zhang)
  20. Hydro-mechanical Mechanisms for Injection-Induced Permeability Enhancement and Seismicity Occurrence (Convener: Pengzhi Pan, Fengshou Zhang, Shuting Miao, and Mengke An)
  21. Damage-induced Coupled Processes within Fractured/porous Rocks (Convener: Sho Ogata and Kazuhei Aoyagi)
  22. Understanding Flow Paths and Coupled Processes in Rock Salt (Convener: Kyung-Won Chang and Laura Blanco-Martin)
  23. Toward the Comprehensive Understanding of Induced Seismicity from Observations, Laboratory Experiment, and Numerical Modeling Approaches (Convener: Yusuke Mukuhira, Antonio Pio Rinaldi, Francesco Grigoli, and Lu Wang)
  24. Numerical Modelling of Coupled Thermo-hydro-mechanical Processes in Fractured Rocks (Convener: Bruno Figueiredo)
  25. Numerical Modelling of the Interaction of Coupled Thermo-hydro-mechanical Processes and Complex Geological Settings and Heterogeneities (Convener: Bruno Figueiredo)
  26. Numerical Modelling of the Fracture Transmissivity Sensitivity to Seismic Events in Discrete Fracture Networks (DFNs) (Convener: Bruno Figueiredo)
  27. Influence of Chemical Perturbations on Hydrogeological and Mechanical Properties of Porous and Fractured Media (Convener: Christophe Tournassat)
  28. Observation and Modeling of THMC Processes in Underground Labs (Convener: Antonio Pio Rinaldi)
  29. Reactive Transport Processes: Incorporating Pore-Scale Understanding into Field-Scale Applications (Convener: Sergi Molins, Cyprien Soulaine)
  30. Computational methods for simulating coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical-chemical processes in fractured media (Convener: Jeffrey Hyman, Mengsu Hu)
  31. Bridging Geomechanics and Geochemistry for Mineral Carbon Storage: Advancements and Challenges (Convener: Peter K. Kang, Vaughan Voller, Masaoki Uno, Todd Schaef, Nabajit Lahiri)

Template

No template for abstracts. Template of Extended Abstracts will be prepared later.

Important Dates

  • Abstract Submission Deadline: Extended! April 15 March 31, 2024
  • Notification of Abstract Acceptance: April 30, 2024
  • Extended Abstract Deadline: July 10 July 21 July 31, 2024
  • Extended Abstract Acceptance: August 31, 2024

Special Issue

Announcing the CouFrac2024 Special Issue in IJRMMS

We are pleased to announce a Special Issue of the International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences (IJRMMS) dedicated to research presented at CouFrac2024. This Special Issue aims to feature high-quality papers that advance the understanding of coupled processes in fractured geological media.

Background

  • CouFrac 2018 (Wuhan) featured Special Issues across Computational Geosciences, Tunneling and Underground Space, Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, and Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, encompassing over 40 high-impact papers.
  • CouFrac 2020 (Seoul and Online) contributed 14 articles to a Special Issue in Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment (GETE).
  • CouFrac 2022 (Berkeley) included publications in Tunneling and Underground Space, Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, and Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering.

CouFrac2024 Special Issue: Key Details

For CouFrac2024, we are proud to continue this tradition with a Special Issue in IJRMMS, targeting high-quality research papers that explore advancements in coupled thermal-hydro-mechanical-chemical processes.

Submission Process:

Authors of selected abstracts from CouFrac2024 (approx. 190 abstracts) will be invited to submit extended papers. Approximately 30 papers will be considered for full submission, with an anticipated 20-25 (up to 30) being accepted for publication. Submitted manuscripts will be reviewed by 2-3 reviewers and stringent quality control by the Guest Editors.

This special issue will be handled through Virtual Special Issue (VSI) to speed up the publication of individual articles. VSI paper does not need to wait for all the submissions to be in final status to be published. Once an article submitted to a VSI is accepted, it is published in a regular journal issue. This means that VSI papers are generally spread along a number of different printed issues. Therefore, the VSI is gradually built up as individual articles are published online. We expect that the whole process will be completed by October 1, 2025.

Timeline:

  • Submission Deadline: May 1, 2025
  • Revision Deadline: July 1, 2025
  • Publication of the special issue editorial: October 1, 2025 (editorial publication, individual papers to be published progressively throughout 2025)

Guest Editorial Team:

  • Managing Guest Editor: Hideaki Yasuhara
  • Guest Editors: Profs. Jonny Rutqvist, Ki-Bok Min, Carl Steefel, and Qinghua Lei

Invitation to Contribute

We encourage all CouFrac2024 participants to consider contributing to this Special Issue. This publication represents a valuable opportunity to share your insights with a global audience and contribute to advancing the understanding of complex coupled processes in geological media.

For further details, please contact our editorial team.