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Modelling brittle rock failure using FEM and FDEM

The Underground Research Laboratory (URL) was a revolutionary test site in Canada operated by Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) from 1985-2003 to study deep geological repositories for nuclear waste. Perhaps the most cited study…

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Democratizing Emerging Subsurface Engineering Technologies with Revolutionary Physics-Based Digital Twins

By Uno Mutlu, Director of Business Strategy & Principal Scientist at New England Research Inc. Emerging subsurface engineering applications—from nuclear waste disposal for small modular reactors to geologic hydrogen production, CO₂ sequestration, thermal energy storage,…

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Advancing rock fracturing technology through strategic collaboration

By Jacob Andersen, CEO NaturaFrac Inc. In the ever-evolving field of geomechanics, collaborations between industry leaders are pivotal in driving technological advancements. NaturaFrac’s work with Geomechanica exemplifies how synergistic efforts can lead to significant innovations…

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What’s new in Irazu 6.2

With the official release of Irazu 6.2, we are excited to share some of the new features we have been working on over the past year! These new features improve the overall modelling workflow, simplify…

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Introducing PyIrazu

We are very proud to unveil PyIrazu, a Python module that was developed to interface with Irazu! The goal of PyIrazu is to provide Irazu users a means of manipulating and running input files without…

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