Numerical modelling and analysis of fluid flow and deformation of fractured rock masses / Численное моделирование и анализ течения жидкости и деформации трещиноватых массивов горных пород

Our understanding of the subsurface system of the earth is becoming increasingly more sophisticated both at the level of the behaviour of its components (solid, liquid and gas) as well as their variations in space and time. The implementation of coupled models (e.g. mechanical-hydraulic, mechanical-thermal and hydraulic-thermal) is essential for the understanding of an increasing number of natural phenomena and in predicting human impact on these.
There is growing interest in the relation between fluid flow and deformation in subsurface rock systems that characterise the upper crust. This has led to knowledge becoming increasingly specialized in many branches of earth sciences (structural geology, geophysics, rock mechanics, metamorphic petrology, petroleum geology) and engineering, (including hydrology, waste management, petroleum engineering, civil engineering, environmental engineering and mining engineering). A multidisciplinary subject dealing with deformation and fluid flow in the subsurface system is emerging. <...>