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  1. Crack Opening and Slippage Signatures During Stimulation of Bedded Montney Rock Under Laboratory True-Triaxial Hydraulic Fracturing Experiments

    Article • Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, July 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Aly Abdelaziz

  2. Novel Sub-core Extraction Method Using CNC Milling for Water-Sensitive and Fragile Rock

    Article • Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, April 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Aly Abdelaziz

  3. Example framework for evaluation of synthetic rock-like materials as applied to a commercial gypsum cement

    Article • International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, September 2023, Elsevier

    Dr. Aly Abdelaziz

  4. Numerical investigation of progressive damage and associated seismicity on a laboratory fault

    Article • International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, July 2023, Elsevier

    Dr. Aly Abdelaziz

  5. Stability analysis of reservoir slopes under fluctuating water levels using the combined finite-discrete element method

    Article • Acta Geotechnica, April 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Aly Abdelaziz

  6. Integrating Deep Learning and High-Resolution Imaging to Characterize Shale Fracture Network Generated by Laboratory True-Triaxial Hydraulic Fracturing

    Article • January 2023, Elsevier

    Dr. Aly Abdelaziz

  7. Mechanical Characterization, Anisotropy, and Failure Pattern of Unconventional Reservoirs for Wellbore Stability and Fracture Enhancement

    Article • January 2023, American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)

    Dr. Aly Abdelaziz

  8. Rock Fabric Not Principal Stress Dictates SRV: The Story of How a ~70 Year Old Discounted Data Point Still Plagues Our Industry and How True Triaxial Testing Finally Confirms It

    Article • January 2023, American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)

    Dr. Aly Abdelaziz

  9. Understanding hydraulic fracture mechanisms: From the laboratory to numerical modelling

    Article • ADVANCES IN GEO-ENERGY RESEARCH, October 2022, Tsinghua University Press

    Dr. Aly Abdelaziz

  10. Effect of pre-existing cracks on thermal cracking of granitic rocks under confinement

    Article • Geomechanics and Geophysics for Geo-Energy and Geo-Resources, July 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Aly Abdelaziz

  11. The role of discontinuities in rock slope stability: Insights from a combined finite-discrete element simulation

    Article • Computers and Geotechnics, July 2022, Elsevier

    Dr. Aly Abdelaziz

  12. Simple method to determine the strength of rock in tension based on its strength in compression.

    Article • Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, January 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Aly Abdelaziz

  13. Simulating the entire progressive failure process of rock slopes using the combined finite-discrete element method

    Article • Computers and Geotechnics, January 2022, Elsevier

    Dr. Aly Abdelaziz

  14. Mapping Fracture Complexity of Fractured Shale in Laboratory: Three-dimensional Reconstruction From Serial-section Images

    Article • Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, June 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Aly Abdelaziz

  15. Modelling Failure in Layered Geological Formations - FDEM: A Micro-mechanical Approach that Bridges Across Scales

    Article • January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Aly Abdelaziz

  16. How believable are published laboratory data? A deeper look into system-compliance and elastic modulus

    Article • Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, December 2020, Elsevier

    Dr. Aly Abdelaziz

  17. Grain based modelling of rocks using the combined finite-discrete element method

    Article • October 2020, Open Engineering Inc

    Dr. Aly Abdelaziz

  18. Unconventional Shale Hydraulic Fracturing Under True Triaxial Laboratory Conditions, the Value of Understanding Your Reservoir

    Article • September 2019, Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)

    Dr. Aly Abdelaziz

  19. Rocks are represented as grains and numerically modelled to capture their strength and interaction.

    Article • Computers and Geotechnics, November 2018, Elsevier

    Dr. Aly Abdelaziz

  20. Rock Dilation and Its Effect on Fracture Transmissivity

    Article • January 2018, American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)

    Dr. Aly Abdelaziz

  21. Pearl Jumeira project: a case study of land reclamation in Dubai, UAE

    Article • Japanese Geotechnical Society Special Publication, January 2016, The Japanese Geotechnical Society

    Dr. Aly Abdelaziz