FOCUS AREAS
Our main focuses are: theoretical and applied science of the mechanical behaviour of rock and rock masses; he response of rock and rock masses to the force fields of their physical environment.
PUBLICATIONS
- Zhang XG, Ranjith PG, Lu Y, Ranathunga AS (2019). Experimental investigation of the influence of CO2 and water adsorption on mechanics of coal under confining pressure. International Journal of Coal Geology, 209, 117-129, doi.org/10.1016/j.coal.2019.04.004.
- Zhang XG, Ranjith PG, Ranathunga AS, Li DY. (2019). Variation of mechanical properties of bituminous coal under CO2 and H2O saturation. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 61, 158-168, doi.org/10.1016/j.jngse.2018.11.010.
- Zhang XG, Ranjith PG, Ranathunga AS, (2018). Effects of water and brine saturation on mechanical property alterations of Brown coal. Energies, 11(5), 1116, doi.org/10.3390/en11051116.
- Ranathunga AS, Perera MSA, Ranjith PG (2016). Influence of CO2 adsorption on the strength and elastic modulus of low rank Australian coal under confining pressure. International Journal of Coal Geology 167, 148-156, doi.org/10.1016/j.coal.2016.08.027.
- Ranathunga AS, Perera MSA, Ranjith PG, Bui H (2016). Supercritical CO2 saturation-induced mechanical property alterations in low rank coal: An experimental study. The Journal of Supercritical Fluids 109, 134-140, doi.org/10.1016/j.supflu.2015.11.010.
- Perera MSA, Ranathunga AS, Ranjith PG (2016). Effect of coal rank on various fluid saturations creating mechanical property alterations using Australian coals. Energies 9(6), 440, doi.org/10.3390/en9060440.