Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering

Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering ›› 2026, Vol. 18 ›› Issue (5) : 3447 - 3470. DOI: 10.1016/j.jrmge.2025.09.019

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Thermo-mechanical degradation and crack evolution of granite subjected to liquid nitrogen cooling cycles for thermal reservoir stimulation

Yi Xue ^a^,^b ,
Linchao Wang ^a ,
Zhengzheng Cao ^b^,^* ,
Heping Xie ^c ,
P.G. Ranjith ^d ,
Chengzheng Cai ^e

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^aSchool of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an, 710048, China

^bState Key Laboratory Cultivation Base for Gas Geology and Gas Control, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo, 454000, China

^cInstitute of Deep Earth Science and Green Energy, College of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518052, China

^dDeep Earth Energy Laboratory, Department of Civil Engineering, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, 3800, Australia

^eState Key Laboratory for Geomechanics and Deep Underground Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, 221006, China

^* Corresponding author. E-mail address: caozz@hpu.edu.cn (Z. Cao).

Dr. Yi Xue is an Associate Professor at the Geotechnical Institute of Xi'an University of Technology, China. He received his BSc and PhD degrees from the State Key Laboratory for Geomechanics and Deep Underground Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology. In 2017, he was honored with the Excellent Doctoral Dissertation Award by the Chinese Society for Rock Mechanics and Engineering. He has published more than 100 scientific papers, with research interests covering rock seepage theory, multi-field coupling theory, intelligent rock mechanics, and geothermal resource development. He is a council member of the Shaanxi Society for Rock-Soil Mechanics and Engineering and serves on its Youth Committee. In 2021, he was selected for the Youth Talent Promotion Program of the Xi'an Association for Science and Technology. He has led several research projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the Special Support of the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, and the Special Support of the Shaanxi Postdoctoral Research Project.

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