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Overview

Arno Zang is affiliated with the University of Potsdam in Germany. Their research integrates engineering and earth and planetary sciences, with a substantial focus on geophysics and related subfields.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Engineering
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

Within these fields, their work spans several specialized subfields, notably:

  • Geophysics
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Ocean Engineering
  • Civil and Structural Engineering

Zang's research topics frequently cover:

  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Rock Mechanics and Modeling
  • Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques
  • Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis
  • Seismic Waves and Analysis
  • Drilling and Well Engineering
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials

Scientific output includes a range of recent papers on hydraulic fracturing, rock mechanics, and seismic behavior, such as:

  • "Laboratory hydraulic fracturing experiments on crystalline rock for geothermal purposes," 2021, Earth-Science Reviews
  • "Laboratory True Triaxial Hydraulic Fracturing of Granite Under Six Fluid Injection Schemes and Grain-Scale Fracture Observations," 2020, Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering
  • "Mutual impact of true triaxial stress, borehole orientation and bedding inclination on laboratory hydraulic fracturing of Lushan shale," 2023, Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
  • "Laboratory experiments on fault behavior towards better understanding of injection-induced seismicity in geoenergy systems," 2022, Earth-Science Reviews
  • "Cyclic Water Injection Potentially Mitigates Seismic Risks by Promoting Slow and Stable Slip of a Natural Fracture in Granite," 2021, Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering

Zang's coauthor network is composed of researchers such as:

  • Hannes Hofmann
  • Yinlin Ji
  • Günter Zimmermann
  • Łi Zhuang
  • Guido Blöcher

Their work is often published in specialized venues including:

  • Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering
  • Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
  • International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Earth-Science Reviews

Best Publications

  • Mohr–Coulomb Failure Criterion

    Joseph F. Labuz;Arno Zang

  • Stress Field of the Earth's Crust

    Arno Zang;Ove Stephansson

  • Source analysis of acoustic emissions in Aue granite cores under symmetric and asymmetric compressive loads

    Arno Zang;F. Christian Wagner;Sergei Stanchits;Georg Dresen

  • Analysis of induced seismicity in geothermal reservoirs – An overview

    Arno Zang;Volker Oye;Philippe Jousset;Nicholas Deichmann

  • Induced seismicity in geothermal reservoirs: A review of forecasting approaches

    Emmanuel Gaucher;Martin Schoenball;Oliver Heidbach;Arno Zang

  • Fracture process zone in granite

    Arno Zang;F. Christian Wagner;Sergei Stanchits;Christoph Janssen

  • Fatigue hydraulic fracturing by cyclic reservoir treatment enhances permeability and reduces induced seismicity

    Arno Zang;Jeoung Seok Yoon;Ove Stephansson;Oliver Heidbach

  • ISRM Suggested Method for Laboratory Acoustic Emission Monitoring

    Tsuyoshi Ishida;Joseph F. Labuz;Gerd Manthei;Philip G. Meredith

  • Numerical investigation on optimized stimulation of intact and naturally fractured deep geothermal reservoirs using hydro-mechanical coupled discrete particles joints model

    Jeoung Seok Yoon;Arno Zang;Ove Stephansson

  • How to Reduce Fluid-Injection-Induced Seismicity

    Arno Zang;Günter Zimmermann;Hannes Hofmann;Ove Stephansson

  • A grain based modeling study of mineralogical factors affecting strength, elastic behavior and micro fracture development during compression tests in granites

    Hannes Hofmann;Tayfun Babadagli;Jeoung Seok Yoon;Arno Zang

  • Acoustic emission, microstructure, and damage model of dry and wet sandstone stressed to failure

    Arno Zang;Christian F. Wagner;Georg Dresen

  • Hydraulic fracture monitoring in hard rock at 410 m depth with an advanced fluid-injection protocol and extensive sensor array

    Arno Zang;Ove Stephansson;Leif Stenberg;Katrin Plenkers

  • First field application of cyclic soft stimulation at the Pohang Enhanced Geothermal System site in Korea

    Hannes Hofmann;Günter Zimmermann;Marton Farkas;Ernst Huenges

  • Simulating fracture and friction of Aue granite under confined asymmetric compressive test using clumped particle model

    Jeoung Seok Yoon;Arno Zang;Ove Stephansson

  • Cyclic hydraulic fracturing of pocheon granite cores and its impact on breakdown pressure, acoustic emission amplitudes and injectivity

    Li Zhuang;Kwang Yeom Kim;Sung Gyu Jung;Melvin Diaz

  • Numerical Investigation on Stress Shadowing in Fluid Injection-Induced Fracture Propagation in Naturally Fractured Geothermal Reservoirs

    Jeoung Seok Yoon;Günter Zimmermann;Arno Zang

  • Laboratory hydraulic fracturing experiments on crystalline rock for geothermal purposes

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  • ISRM Suggested Methods for Rock Stress Estimation—Part 5: Establishing a Model for the In Situ Stress at a Given Site

    Ove Stephansson;Arno Zang

  • Laboratory experiments on fault behavior towards better understanding of injection-induced seismicity in geoenergy systems

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  • Fracture process zone in granite: a microstructural analysis

    C. Janssen;F. Wagner;A. Zang;G. Dresen

  • World Stress Map Database as a Resource for Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering

    Arno Zang;Ove Stephansson;Oliver Heidbach;Silke Janouschkowetz

Frequent Co-Authors

Ove Stephansson
Ove Stephansson University of Potsdam
Günter Zimmermann
Günter Zimmermann Technical University of Berlin
Oliver Heidbach
Oliver Heidbach University of Potsdam
Georg Dresen
Georg Dresen University of Potsdam
Ki-Bok Min
Ki-Bok Min Seoul National University
Torsten Dahm
Torsten Dahm University of Potsdam
Simone Cesca
Simone Cesca University of Potsdam
Grzegorz Kwiatek
Grzegorz Kwiatek Freie Universität Berlin
Marco Bohnhoff
Marco Bohnhoff Freie Universität Berlin
Sebastian Heimann
Sebastian Heimann University of Potsdam

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