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Florian Amann is affiliated with RWTH Aachen University in Germany and has contributed extensively to the fields of Engineering and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research spans multiple subfields including Geophysics, Mechanics of Materials, Civil and Structural Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Ocean Engineering.

The primary topics covered in their work include:

  • Rock Mechanics and Modeling
  • Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis
  • Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques
  • Seismic Waves and Analysis
  • Landslides and related hazards
  • Drilling and Well Engineering
  • Tunneling and Rock Mechanics

Their publication record features research in several prominent venues, with multiple papers appearing in:

  • Solid Earth
  • Journal of Energy Storage
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology
  • Landslides

Among the recent papers authored or co-authored by Amann are:

  • "Mode I fracture growth in anisotropic rocks: Theory and experiment," 2020, International Journal of Solids and Structures
  • "Influence of reservoir geology on seismic response during decameter-scale hydraulic stimulations in crystalline rock," 2020, Solid Earth
  • "Site-selection criteria for the Einstein Telescope," 2020, Review of Scientific Instruments
  • "Multi-disciplinary characterizations of the BedrettoLab - a new underground geoscience research facility," 2022, Solid Earth
  • "Overview of converting abandoned coal mines to underground pumped storage systems: Focus on the underground reservoir," 2023, Journal of Energy Storage

Amann collaborates frequently with a set of co-authors, including:

  • Mohammadreza Jalali
  • Kavan Khaledi
  • Valentin Gischig
  • Pooya Hamdi
  • Hannes Krietsch

Their research often intersects with practical and theoretical aspects of underground structures, seismic responses in geological contexts, and applications related to energy storage and geomechanics. This reflects a multidisciplinary approach incorporating engineering principles with Earth sciences to address complex subsurface phenomena.

Best Publications

  • Experimental Study of the Brittle Behavior of Clay shale in Rapid Unconfined Compression

    Florian Amann;Edward Alan Button;Keith Frederick Evans;Valentin Samuel Gischig

  • The seismo-hydromechanical behavior during deep geothermal reservoir stimulations: open questions tackled in a decameter-scale in situ stimulation experiment

    Florian Amann;Florian Amann;Valentin Gischig;Keith Evans;Joseph Doetsch

  • Direct observations of a three million cubic meter rock-slope collapse with almost immediate initiation of ensuing debris flows

    Fabian Walter;Florian Amann;Andrew Kos;Robert Kenner

  • On the link between fracture toughness, tensile strength, and fracture process zone in anisotropic rocks

    Nathan Dutler;Morteza Nejati;Benoît Valley;Florian Amann

  • Permeability Evolution in Natural Fractures Subject to Cyclic Loading and Gouge Formation

    Daniel Vogler;Florian Amann;Peter Bayer;Derek Elsworth

  • Experimental Study of Brittle Behavior of Clay Shale in Rapid Triaxial Compression

    Florian Amann;Peter Kaiser;Edward Alan Button

  • Contemporary glacier retreat triggers a rapid landslide response, Great Aletsch Glacier, Switzerland

    Andrew Kos;Florian Amann;Tazio Strozzi;Reynald Delaloye

  • Assessment of periglacial slope stability for the 1988 Tschierva rock avalanche (Piz Morteratsch, Switzerland)

    Luzia Fischer;Florian Amann;Jeffrey R. Moore;Christian Huggel

  • Composite rock slope kinematics at the current Randa instability, Switzerland, based on remote sensing and numerical modeling

    V. Gischig;F. Amann;J.R. Moore;S. Loew

  • Thermomechanical forcing of deep rock slope deformation: 1. Conceptual study of a simplified slope

    Valentin S. Gischig;Jeffrey R. Moore;Keith F. Evans;Florian Amann

  • Subglacial extensional fracture development and implications for Alpine Valley evolution

    Kerry Leith;Kerry Leith;Jeffrey R. Moore;Jeffrey R. Moore;Florian Amann;Simon Loew

  • Analysis of tectonic structures and excavation induced fractures in the Opalinus Clay, Mont Terri underground rock laboratory (Switzerland)

    Christophe Nussbaum;Paul Bossart;Florian Amann;Charles Aubourg

  • Thermomechanical forcing of deep rock slope deformation: 2. The Randa rock slope instability

    Valentin S. Gischig;Jeffrey R. Moore;Keith F. Evans;Florian Amann

  • Experiments and Simulations of Fully Hydro-Mechanically Coupled Response of Rough Fractures Exposed to High-Pressure Fluid Injection

    D. Vogler;R. R. Settgast;C. Annavarapu;C. Madonna

  • In situ stress control on microcrack generation and macroscopic extensional fracture in exhuming bedrock

    Kerry Leith;Kerry Leith;Jeffrey R. Moore;Jeffrey R. Moore;Florian Amann;Simon Loew

  • Hydraulic stimulation and fluid circulation experiments in underground laboratories: Stepping up the scale towards engineered geothermal systems

    Valentin S. Gischig;Domenico Giardini;Florian Amann;Marian Hertrich

  • Water Retention Characteristics and State-Dependent Mechanical and Petro-Physical Properties of a Clay Shale

    Katrin M. Wild;Linda P. Wymann;Sebastian Zimmer;Reto Thoeny

  • Mode I fracture growth in anisotropic rocks: Theory and experiment

    Morteza Nejati;Ali Aminzadeh;Florian Amann;Martin O. Saar;Martin O. Saar

  • Quantitative Assessment of Digital Image Correlation Methods to Detect and Monitor Surface Displacements of Large Slope Instabilities

    Valentin Tertius Bickel;Andrea Manconi;Florian Amann

  • The three stages of stress relaxation - Observations for the time-dependent behaviour of brittle rocks based on laboratory testing

    Chrysothemis Paraskevopoulou;Matthew Perras;Mark Diederichs;Florian Amann

  • Stress Measurements for an In Situ Stimulation Experiment in Crystalline Rock: Integration of Induced Seismicity, Stress Relief and Hydraulic Methods

    Hannes Krietsch;Valentin Gischig;Keith Evans;Joseph Doetsch

  • Rock slope failure in a recently deglaciated permafrost rock wall at Piz Kesch (Eastern Swiss Alps), February 2014

    Marcia Phillips;Andrea Wolter;Rachel Lüthi;Florian Amann

Frequent Co-Authors

Joseph Doetsch
Joseph Doetsch Lufthansa Industry Solutions
Simon Loew
Simon Loew ETH Zurich
Keith F. Evans
Keith F. Evans ETH Zurich
Stefan Wiemer
Stefan Wiemer Swiss Seismological Service
Jeffrey R. Moore
Jeffrey R. Moore University of Utah
Martin O. Saar
Martin O. Saar ETH Zurich
Peter Bayer
Peter Bayer Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg

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