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Overview

Joseph F. Labuz is affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States and works primarily in the field of Engineering. Their research focuses extensively on Mechanics of Materials, Civil and Structural Engineering, Ocean Engineering, Geophysics, and Mechanical Engineering.

The scientist has contributed notably to multiple topics within this domain, including:

  • Rock Mechanics and Modeling
  • Drilling and Well Engineering
  • Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis
  • Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques
  • Geophysical Methods and Applications
  • CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions
  • Tunneling and Rock Mechanics

Joseph F. Labuz has published articles in several specialized venues, with a concentration in journals related to rock mechanics and structural analysis. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering
  • International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences
  • Geo-Congress 2020
  • Engineering Fracture Mechanics
  • Strength of Materials

Selected recent papers demonstrate the scope and focus of their investigations:

  • Microcracking in tensile fracture of a brittle rock, 2021, Engineering Fracture Mechanics
  • Simulating fracture in rock using a micropolar peridynamic formulation, 2020, Engineering Fracture Mechanics
  • Carbon Mineralization in Fractured Mafic and Ultramafic Rocks: A Review, 2024, Reviews of Geophysics
  • Microcracking Characterization in Tensile Failure of Hard Coal: An Experimental and Numerical Approach, 2024, Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering
  • On tensile fracture of a brittle rock, 2021, International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Collaboration is a significant aspect of Joseph F. Labuz's research efforts. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Pouyan Asem
  • Xiaoran Wang
  • Jinwei Fu
  • Emmanuel Detournay
  • Juerg Matter

Best Publications

  • Mohr–Coulomb Failure Criterion

    Joseph F. Labuz;Arno Zang

  • SIMULATION OF FAILURE AROUND A CIRCULAR OPENING IN ROCK

    A Fakhimi;A Fakhimi;F Carvalho;T Ishida;J.F Labuz

  • Strain-softening of concrete in uniaxial compression

    J. G.M. Van Mier;S. P. Shah;M. Arnaud;J. P. Balayssac

  • Fracture of sandstone characterized by digital image correlation

    Qing Lin;Joseph F. Labuz

  • EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS OF CRACK PROPAGATION IN GRANITE

    J.F. Labuz;S.P. Shah;C.H. Dowding

  • Reducing frictional constraint in compression testing through lubrication

    J.F. Labuz;J.M. Bridell

  • The fracture process zone in granite: evidence and effect

    J.F. Labuz;S.P. Shah;C.H. Dowding

  • Indentation of rock by wedge-shaped tools

    L. H. Chen;Joseph F Labuz

  • ISRM Suggested Method for Laboratory Acoustic Emission Monitoring

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

  • Measurement of the intrinsic process zone in rock using acoustic emission

    W. K. Zietlow;Joseph F Labuz

  • Damage mechanisms in stressed rock from acoustic emission

    Ketan R. Shah;Joseph F. Labuz

  • Opening and mixed mode fracture processes in a quasi-brittle material via digital imaging

    Qing Lin;Huina Yuan;Luigi Biolzi;Joseph F. Labuz

  • Plane-strain compression of rock-like materials

    J.F. Labuz;S.-T. Dai;E. Papamichos

  • Determining the Low-Temperature Fracture Toughness of Asphalt Mixtures

    Mihai O. Marasteanu;Shongtao Dai;Joseph F. Labuz;Xue Li

  • Scaling of fatigue crack growth in rock

    Jia Liang Le;Jonathan Manning;Joseph F. Labuz

  • Acoustic emission at failure in quasi-brittle materials

    Joseph F. Labuz;Sara Cattaneo;Li Hsien Chen

  • Resilient Modulus of Base Course Containing Recycled Asphalt Pavement

    Woosung Kim;Joseph F Labuz;Shongtao Dai

  • Damage and Failure Analysis of Brittle Materials by Acoustic Emission

    S. T. Dai;J. F. Labuz

  • Experiments with rock: Remarks on strength and stability issues

    J.F. Labuz;L. Biolzi

  • Characteristic strength of quasi-brittle materials

    J.F. Labuz;L. Biolzi

Frequent Co-Authors

Surendra P. Shah
Surendra P. Shah Northwestern University
Mihai O. Marasteanu
Mihai O. Marasteanu University of Minnesota
Ioannis Vardoulakis
Ioannis Vardoulakis National Technical University of Athens
Mostafa Kaveh
Mostafa Kaveh University of Minnesota
Bhushan Lal Karihaloo
Bhushan Lal Karihaloo Cardiff University
Emmanuel M Detournay
Emmanuel M Detournay University of Minnesota
Arno Zang
Arno Zang University of Potsdam
Philip G. Meredith
Philip G. Meredith University College London
Lyesse Laloui
Lyesse Laloui École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Nemkumar Banthia
Nemkumar Banthia University of British Columbia

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