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Overview

Ki-Bok Min is affiliated with Seoul National University in South Korea and has contributed extensively to the fields of Engineering and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research primarily focuses on Geophysics, Mechanics of Materials, and Mechanical Engineering, with significant work also in Ocean Engineering and Civil and Structural Engineering.

Their main topics of investigation include:

  • Rock Mechanics and Modeling
  • Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques
  • Drilling and Well Engineering
  • Landslides and Related Hazards
  • High-Pressure Geophysics and Materials

Among their recent published papers are:

  • Laboratory True Triaxial Hydraulic Fracturing of Granite Under Six Fluid Injection Schemes and Grain-Scale Fracture Observations (2020), published in Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering
  • Interactive Roles of Geometrical Distribution and Geomechanical Deformation of Fracture Networks in Fluid Flow Through Fractured Geological Media (2020), published in Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
  • Observations and Analyses of the First Two Hydraulic Stimulations in the Pohang Geothermal Development Site, South Korea (2020), published in Geothermics
  • Comparison of Numerical Codes for Coupled Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical Simulations of Fractured Media (2020), published in Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
  • The Potential for Low-Grade Metamorphism to Facilitate Fault Instability in a Geothermal Reservoir (2021), published in Geophysical Research Letters

Ki-Bok Min frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences (9 publications)
  • Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering (4 publications)
  • Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (4 publications)
  • Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology (4 publications)
  • Geothermics (3 publications)

Collaboration has been a significant part of their research, with frequent coauthors including Hwajung Yoo, Jonny Rutqvist, Juhyi Yim, Kwang-Il Kim, and Łi Zhuang. These partnerships account for multiple joint publications contributing to various aspects of rock mechanics and geothermal energy research.

Best Publications

  • Stress-dependent permeability of fractured rock masses: A numerical study

    Ki-Bok Min;Jonny Rutqvist;Chin-Fu Tsang;Lanru Jing

  • Deformation and strength anisotropy of Asan gneiss, Boryeong shale, and Yeoncheon schist

    Jung-Woo Cho;Jung-Woo Cho;Hanna Kim;Seokwon Jeon;Ki-Bok Min

  • Numerical determination of the equivalent elastic compliance tensor for fractured rock masses using the distinct element method

    Ki-Bok Min;Lanru Jing

  • Determining the equivalent permeability tensor for fractured rock masses using a stochastic REV approach: Method and application to the field data from Sellafield, UK

    Ki-Bok Min;Lanru Jing;Ove Stephansson

  • Numerical simulation of thermal-hydrologic-mechanical-chemical processes in deformable, fractured porous media

    Joshua Taron;Derek Elsworth;Ki Bok Min

  • Bonded-particle discrete element modeling of mechanical behavior of transversely isotropic rock

    Bona Park;Ki-Bok Min

  • Failure of transversely isotropic rock under Brazilian test conditions

    André Vervoort;Ki-Bok Min;Heinz Konietzky;Jung-Woo Cho

  • Anisotropy of elastic moduli, P-wave velocities, and thermal conductivities of Asan Gneiss, Boryeong Shale, and Yeoncheon Schist in Korea

    Hanna Kim;Jung-Woo Cho;Insun Song;Ki-Bok Min

  • How to Reduce Fluid-Injection-Induced Seismicity

    Arno Zang;Günter Zimmermann;Hannes Hofmann;Ove Stephansson

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

    Hannes Hofmann;Günter Zimmermann;Marton Farkas;Ernst Huenges

  • Effect of Water Infiltration, Injection Rate and Anisotropy on Hydraulic Fracturing Behavior of Granite

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

  • 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

  • Chemically and mechanically mediated influences on the transport and mechanical characteristics of rock fractures

    Ki Bok Min;Jonny Rutqvist;Derek Elsworth

  • Strength Anisotropy of Berea Sandstone: Results of X-Ray Computed Tomography, Compression Tests, and Discrete Modeling

    Kwang Yeom Kim;Li Zhuang;Hwayoung Yang;Hanna Kim

  • Analysis of thermally induced changes in fractured rock permeability during 8 years of heating and cooling at the Yucca Mountain Drift Scale Test

    J. Rutqvist;B. Freifeld;Ki-Bok Min;D. Elsworth

  • Evaluation of rock anisotropy using 3D X-ray computed tomography

    Tae Sup Yun;Yeon Jong Jeong;Kwang Yeom Kim;Ki Bok Min

  • Thermally induced mechanical and permeability changes around a nuclear waste repository -- a far-field study based on equivalent properties determined by a discrete approach

    Ki-Bok Min;Jonny Rutqvist;Chin-Fu Tsang;Lanru Jing

  • Laboratory True Triaxial Hydraulic Fracturing of Granite Under Six Fluid Injection Schemes and Grain-Scale Fracture Observations

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

  • Cyclic soft stimulation (CSS): a new fluid injection protocol and traffic light system to mitigate seismic risks of hydraulic stimulation treatments

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  • Simulation of hydraulic fracturing and its interactions with a pre-existing fracture using displacement discontinuity method

    Linmao Xie;Ki-Bok Min;Baotang Shen

  • Correction to: Cyclic soft stimulation (CSS): a new fluid injection protocol and traffic light system to mitigate seismic risks of hydraulic stimulation treatments

    Hannes Hofmann;Günter Zimmermann;Arno Zang;Ki‑Bok Min

Frequent Co-Authors

Ove Stephansson
Ove Stephansson University of Potsdam
Jonny Rutqvist
Jonny Rutqvist Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Günter Zimmermann
Günter Zimmermann Technical University of Berlin
Lanru Jing
Lanru Jing Royal Institute of Technology
Arno Zang
Arno Zang University of Potsdam
Derek Elsworth
Derek Elsworth Pennsylvania State University
Baotang Shen
Baotang Shen Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Chris Marone
Chris Marone Pennsylvania State University
Chin-Fu Tsang
Chin-Fu Tsang Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Antonio Pio Rinaldi
Antonio Pio Rinaldi Swiss Seismological Service

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