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Bezalel C. Haimson is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States. Their research intersects multiple disciplines, with a primary focus on engineering and earth and planetary sciences. Their work spans several subfields including geophysics, mechanical engineering, ocean engineering, and mechanics of materials.

The researcher has contributed to topics such as seismic imaging and inversion techniques, hydraulic fracturing and reservoir analysis, drilling and well engineering, rock mechanics and modeling, and earthquake and tectonic studies. This diverse range reflects a multidisciplinary approach to understanding the physical behavior of earth materials and subsurface processes.

Haimson's recent publications include:

  • Low Static Shear Modulus Along Foliation and Its Influence on the Elastic and Strength Anisotropy of Poorman Schist Rocks, Homestake Mine, South Dakota, 2020, Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering
  • Using in-situ strain measurements to evaluate the accuracy of stress estimation procedures from fracture injection/shut-in tests, 2023, International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Frequent coauthors of Haimson include Yves Guglielmi, Joseph P. Morris, T. Doe, Hunter Knox, and Timothy J. Kneafsey, each with multiple collaborative works. These collaborations span areas critical to rock mechanics and subsurface stress analysis, indicating active participation in a network of researchers focused on related scientific challenges.

Haimson's work has appeared predominantly in the following publication venues:

  • International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences
  • Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering

Their professional focus includes detailed examination of rock behavior under stress, elastic and strength anisotropy in geological formations, and the development or evaluation of methods to estimate stress in subsurface environments. This research is relevant to the fields of hydraulic fracturing, reservoir analysis, and earthquake mechanics, contributing to the broader understanding of geophysical and engineering phenomena.

Best Publications

  • Initiation and Extension of Hydraulic Fractures in Rocks

    Bezalel Haimson;Charles Fairhurst

  • A new true triaxial cell for testing mechanical properties of rock, and its use to determine rock strength and deformability of Westerly granite

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  • ISRM Suggested Methods for rock stress estimation; Part 3, Hydraulic fracturing (HF) and/ or hydraulic testing of pre-existing fractures (HTPF)

    B.C. Haimson;F.H. Cornet

  • True triaxial strength and deformability of the German Continental Deep Drilling Program (KTB) deep hole amphibolite

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  • The hydrofracturing stress measuring method and recent field results

    B.C. Haimson

  • Micromechanisms of borehole instability leading to breakouts in rocks

    B. Haimson

  • Hydrofracturing stress measurements in the Iceland Research Drilling Project drill hole at Reydarfjordur, Iceland

    Bezalel C. Haimson;Fritz Rummel

  • ISRM Suggested Method: Determining Deformation and Failure Characteristics of Rocks Subjected to True Triaxial Compression

    Xia-Ting Feng;Xia-Ting Feng;Bezalel Haimson;Xiaochun Li;Chandong Chang

  • Failure characteristics of two porous sandstones subjected to true triaxial stresses

    Xiaodong Ma;Xiaodong Ma;Bezalel C. Haimson

  • Laboratory study of borehole breakouts in Lac du Bonnet granite: a case of extensile failure mechanism

    M. Lee;B. Haimson

  • Hydraulic Fracturing in Porous-Permeable Materials

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  • Statistical evaluation of hydraulic fracturing stress measurement parameters

    M.Y. Lee;B.C. Haimson

  • True triaxial strength of the KTB amphibolite under borehole wall conditions and its use to estimate the maximum horizontal in situ stress

    Bezalel C. Haimson;Chandong Chang

  • True Triaxial Stresses and the Brittle Fracture of Rock

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  • Borehole breakouts and compaction bands in two high-porosity sandstones

    B. Haimson;H. Lee

  • Laboratory study of borehole breakouts in Cordova Cream: a case of shear failure mechanism

    B.C. Haimson;I. Song

  • State of stress, permeability, and fractures in the Precambrian granite of northern Illinois

    Bezalel C. Haimson;Thomas W. Doe

  • The effect of the intermediate principal stress on fault formation and fault angle in siltstone

    Bezalel Haimson;John W. Rudnicki

  • The state of stress in the Earth's crust

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  • True triaxial strength, deformability, and brittle failure of granodiorite from the San Andreas Fault Observatory at Depth

    Hikweon Lee;Bezalel C. Haimson

  • Localized rotation of principal stress around faults and fractures determined from borehole breakouts in hole B of the Taiwan Chelungpu-fault Drilling Project (TCDP)

    Weiren Lin;En Chao Yeh;Jih Hao Hung;Bezalel Haimson

  • Characteristics of shut-in curves in hydraulic fracturing stress measurements and determination of in situ minimum compressive stress

    Kazuo Hayashi;Bezalel C. Haimson

  • Fracture-like borehole breakouts in high-porosity sandstone: Are they caused by compaction bands?

    B.C. Haimson

  • Borehole instability in high-porosity Berea sandstone and factors affecting dimensions and shape of fracture-like breakouts

    Bezalel Haimson;Joseph Kovacich

  • An investigation of the mechanics of rock joints—Part I. Laboratory investigation

    X. Huang;B.C. Haimson;M.E. Plesha;X. Qiu

Frequent Co-Authors

Jonny Rutqvist
Jonny Rutqvist Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Timothy J. Kneafsey
Timothy J. Kneafsey Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Mark D. Zoback
Mark D. Zoback Stanford University
John W. Rudnicki
John W. Rudnicki Northwestern University
Jens Birkholzer
Jens Birkholzer Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Paul A. Johnson
Paul A. Johnson Los Alamos National Laboratory
Patrick F. Dobson
Patrick F. Dobson Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Chris Marone
Chris Marone Pennsylvania State University
Roland N. Horne
Roland N. Horne Stanford University

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