Book chapters

Vilarrasa, V., R.Y. Makhnenko, and J. Rutqvist. 2019. Field and laboratory studies of geomechanical response to the injection of CO₂. In: P. Newell and A. Ilgen (eds.), Science of Carbon Storage in Deep Saline Formations: Process Coupling Across Time and Spatial Scales, chapter 9, pp. 159-178, Elsevier

Labuz, J.F., R. Y. Makhnenko, S.-T. Dai, and L. Biolzi. 2017.  On yielding failure and softening response of rock. In: X.-T. Feng (ed.), Rock Mechanics and Engineering: Principles, chapter 12, pp. 365-378, CRC Press.

Journal papers

Mishaan, G., Y. Zhong, and R.Y. Makhnenko. 2023. Fracture process zone in crystalline rock: effect of specimen size and shape. Theor. Appl. Fracture Mech., 128, 104118, doi:10.1016/j.tafmec.2023.104118.

Kim, K., P. Kundzicz, and R.Y. Makhnenko. 2023. Effect of CO₂ injection on the multiphase flow properties of reservoir rock. Transport in Porous Media, 147, 429-461, doi:10.1007/s11242-023-01916-6.

Kim, H. and R.Y. Makhnenko. 2023. Evaluation of CO₂ sealing potential of heterogeneous Eau Claire shale. Journal of Geological Society, 528, SP528-2022-134, doi:10.1144/SP528-2022-134.

Rahimzadeh Kivi, I., R.Y. Makhnenko, C.M. Oldenburg, J. Rutqvist, and V. Vilarrasa. 2022. Clay-rich caprocks build confidence in permanent geologic storage of CO₂ at the gigatonne scale. Geophysical Research Letters, 49, e2022GL100443, doi.org/10.1029/2022GL100443.

Sciandra, D., I. Rahimzadeh Kivi, V. Vilarrasa, R.Y. Makhnenko, and D. Rebscher. 2022. Blind prediction of the hydro-mechanical response of Opalinus Clay to the CO₂ long-term periodic injection experiment (CO₂LPIE) at the Mont Terri rock laboratory. Geomech. Geophys. Geo-energ. Geo-resour., 8(5), 166, doi: 10.1007/s40948-022-00442-x.

Kim, K., and R.Y. Makhnenko. 2022. Short- and long-term responses of reservoir rock to CO₂ injection. Rock Mech. & Rock Engin., 55 (11), 6605-6625, doi: 10.1007/s00603-022-03032-1.

Bondarenko, N., Y. Podladchikov, and R. Makhnenko. 2022. Hydromechanical impact of basement rock on injection-induced seismicity in Illinois Basin. Scientific Reports, 12, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-19775-4

Rahimzadeh Kivi, I., R.Y. Makhnenko, and V. Vilarrasa. 2022. Two‑phase flow mechanisms controlling CO₂ intrusion into shaly caprock. Transport in Porous Media, doi: 10.1007/s11242-021-00256.

Bondarenko, N., S. Williams-Stroud, J. Freiburg, and R. Makhnenko. 2021. Geomechanical aspects of induced seismicity during CO₂ injection in Illinois Basin. The Leading Edge, 40(11), 823-830, doi: 10.1190/tle40110063.1.

Yarushina, V., R.Y. Makhnenko, Y. Podladchikov, H. Wang, and L. Räss. 2021. Viscous behavior of clay-rich caprock and its role in focused fluid flow. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems, e2021GC009949.

Kim, K., and R.Y. Makhnenko. 2021. Changes in rock matrix compressibility during deep CO₂ storage. Greenhouse Gases – Science & Technology, 11(5), 954-973, doi: 10.1002/ghg.2106.

Zareidarmiyan, A., F. Parisio, R.Y. Makhnenko, H. Salarirad, and V. Vilarrasa. 2021. How equivalent are equivalent porous media? Geophys. Res. Lett., 42, e2020GL089163, doi: 10.1002/2020GL089163.

Kim, K., and R.Y. Makhnenko. 2020. Coupling between poromechanical behavior and fluid flow in tight rock. Transport in Porous Media, 135, 487-512, doi: 10.1007/s11242-020-01484-z.

Makhnenko, R.Y., Ge, and J.F. Labuz. 2020. Localization of deformation in fluid-saturated rock. Int. J. Rock Mech. & Mining Sci., 134, 104455, doi: 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2020.104455.

Tarokh, A., R.Y. Makhnenko, K. Kim, X. Zhu, J.S. Popovics, B. Segvic, D.E. Sweet. 2020. Influence of CO₂ injection on the poromechanical response of Berea sandstone. Int. J. Greenhouse Gas Control., 95, 102959, doi: 10.1016/j.ijggc.2020.102959.

Tarokh, A., and R.Y. Makhnenko. 2019. Remarks on the solid and bulk responses of fluid-filled porous rock. Geophysics, 84(4), WA83-WA95, doi: 10.1190/geo2018-0.495.1.

Parisio, F., A. Tarokh, R.Y. Makhnenko, D. Naumov, X.-Y. Miao, O. Kolditz, and T. Nagel. 2019. Experimental characterization and numerical modeling of fracture processes in granite. Int. J. Solids Struct., 163, 102-116, doi: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2018.12.019.

Makhnenko, R.Y., and Y. Podladchikov. 2018. Experimental poroviscoelasticity of common sedimentary rock. J. Geophys. Res. Solid Earth., 123, 7586-7603, doi: 10.1029/2018JB015685.

Kim, K., V. Vilarrasa, and R.Y. Makhnenko. 2018. CO2 injection effect on geomechanical and flow properties of calcite-rich reservoirs. Fluids, 3(3), 66, doi: 10.3390/fluids3030066.

Labuz, J.F., F. Zeng, R.Y. Makhnenko, and Y. Li. 2018. Brittle failure of rock: A review and general linear criterion. J. Struct. Geol., 112, 7-28, doi: 10.1016/j.jsg.2018.04.007.

Vilarrasa, V., and R.Y. Makhnenko. 2017. Caprock integrity and induced seismicity from laboratory and numerical experiments. Energy Procedia, 125: 494-503, doi: 10.1016/j.egypro.2017.08.172.

Makhnenko, R.Y., V. Vilarrasa, D. Mylnikov, and L. Laloui. 2017. Hydromechanical aspects of CO2 breakthrough into clay-rich caprock. Energy Procedia, 114: 3219-3228, doi: 10.1016/j.egypro.2017.03.1453.

Räss, L., R.Y. Makhnenko, Y. Podladchikov, and L. Laloui. 2017. Quantification of viscous creep influence on storage capacity of caprock. Energy Procedia, 114: 3237-3246, doi: 10.1016/j.egypro.2017.03.1455.

Vilarrasa, V., R.Y. Makhnenko, and L. Laloui. 2017. Potential for fault reactivation due to CO2 injection in a semi-closed saline aquifer. Energy Procedia, 114: 3282-3290, doi: 10.1016/j.egypro.2017.03.1460.

Tarokh, A., R.Y. Makhnenko, A. Fakhimi, and J.F. Labuz. 2017. Scaling of the fracture process zone in rock. Int. J. Fract., 204: 191-204, doi: 10.1007/s10704-016-0172-0.

Makhnenko, R.Y., and J.F. Labuz. 2016. Elastic and inelastic deformation of fluid-saturated rock. Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A, 374: 20150422, doi: 10.1098/rsta.20150422.

Vilarrasa, V., R.Y. Makhnenko, and S. Gheibi. 2016. Geomechanical analysis of the influence of CO2 injection location on fault stability. J. Rock Mech. Geotech. Eng., 8: 805-818. doi: 10.1016/j.jrmge.2016.06.006.

Makhnenko, R.Y., and J.F. Labuz. 2015. Dilatant hardening of fluid-saturated sandstone. J. Geophys. Res. Solid Earth, 120: 909–922, doi: 10.1002/2014JB011287.

Makhnenko, R.Y., Harvieux, and J.F. Labuz. 2015. Paul-Mohr-Coulomb failure surface of rock in the brittle regime. Geophys. Res. Lett., 42, 6975-6981, doi: 10.1002/2015GL065457.

Makhnenko, R.Y. , and J. Labuz. 2014. Plane strain testing with passive restraint. Rock Mech. Rock Eng., 47(6): 2021-2029, doi: 1007/s00603-013-0508-2.

Editorial:

Vilarrasa, V., R.Y. Makhnenko, F. Parisio. 2020. Geomechanics and fluid flow in geothermal systems. Geofluids, doi: 10.1155/2020/8947258.

Media:

Tomac, I., S. Kim, and R.Y. Makhnenko. 2023. Rock Mechanics for GeoEnergy Applications – Energy Extraction and Storage from Below Our Feet. GEOSTRATA, 27(1), 42-49.

Makhnenko, R. EPFL, Switzerland Welcomes 13^th Conference on Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies in 2016. Greenhouse News, March 2015, Issue 117.

Conference papers

Bondarenko, N., H. Kim, R.Y. Makhnenko, and Y.Y. Podladchikov. 2023. CO₂ leakage potential through a faulted caprock in Illinois Basin. In Proceedings of 57^th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Atlanta, GA, 25-28 June 2023, paper No. 640.

Kim, H., and R.Y. Makhnenko. 2023. Sealing capacity of caprocks for CO₂ and H₂ storage in Illinois Basin. In Proceedings of 57^th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Atlanta, GA, 25-28 June 2023, paper No. 770.

Makhnenko, R.Y., H. Kim, and K. Kim. 2023. Thermal effect on long-term shale behavior in nuclear waste storage. In Proceedings of 57^th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Atlanta, GA, 25-28 June 2023, paper No. 908.

Bondarenko, N., and R.Y. Makhnenko. 2022. Creep failure of dry and fluid-saturated rock. In Proceedings of 56^th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Santa Fe, NM, 26-29 June 2022, paper No. 456.

Sciandra, D., I. Rahimzadeh Kivi, V. Vilarrasa, R.Y. Makhnenko, D. Jaeggi, and D. Rebscher. 2022. 3D hydro-mechanical modeling of shaly caprock response to CO₂ long-term periodic injection experiment (CO₂LPIE). In Proceedings of 56^th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Santa Fe, NM, 26-29 June 2022, paper No. 704.

Kim, H., J.V. Renjifo Ciocca, and R.Y. Makhnenko. 2022. Coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical effects on transport properties of glacial tills. In Proceedings of Geo-Congress 2022, Charlotte, NC, 20-23 March 2022.

Rahimzadeh Kivi, I., V. Vilarrasa, and R.Y. Makhnenko. 2021. Hydromechanical processes of supercritical CO₂ intrusion into shaly caprocks. In Proceedings of 55^th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Houston, TX, 18-25 June 2021, paper No. 1852.

Yoshioka, K., M. Mollaali, G. Mishaan, R.Y. Makhnenko, F. Parisio. 2021. Grain size impact on the fracture nucleation in rock. In Proceedings of 55^th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Houston, TX, 18-25 June 2021, paper No. 1920.

Rahimzadeh Kivi, I., V. Vilarrasa, and R.Y. Makhnenko. 2021. Effect of caprock relative permeability on CO₂ flow through it. In Proceedings of TCCS-11 – Trondheim Conference on CO₂ Capture, Transport and Storage, Norway, 22-23 June 2021.

Renjifo Ciocca, J.V., and R.Y. Makhnenko. 2021. Influence of saturation on hydromechanical properties of glacial tills. In Proceedings of International Foundation Congress and Equipment Expo, Dallas, TX, 10-14 May 2021.

Makhnenko, R.Y., and N. Bondarenko. 2021. Influence of the pore fluid type on the observation of induced seismicity. In Proceedings of the 55^th US Rock Mechanics/ Geomechanics Symposium, Houston, TX, 20 – 23 June 2021.

Kim, H., and R.Y. Makhnenko. 2020. Characterization of unsaturated response of shale-like materials. In Proceedings of the 2^nd International Conference on Energy Geotechnics (ICEGT 2020), La Jolla, CA, USA, 10-13 April 2022, paper No. 13007.

Kim, K., and R.Y. Makhnenko. 2020. Impact of CO₂ storage on short- and long-term reservoir behavior. In Proceedings of the 2^nd International Conference on Energy Geotechnics (ICEGT 2020), La Jolla, CA, USA, 10-13 April 2022, paper No. 08007.

Makhnenko, R.Y., N. Bondarenko, K. Kim, and S. Whittaker. 2020. Laboratory simulation of induced seismicity in Illinois Basin. In Proceedings of the 54^th US Rock Mechanics/ Geomechanics Symposium, Golden, CO, 28 June – 1 July 2020.

Baser, T., K. Kim, E. Tarpey, R. Makhnenko, and A. Stumpf. 2020. Experimental investigation of coupled thermo-hydraulic properties of glacial tills. In Proceedings of Geo-Congress, Minneapolis, MN, 25-28 February 2020.

Vilarrasa, V., D. Rebscher, R.Y. Makhnenko, and C. Nussbaum. 2019. Modeling a long-term CO₂ injection experiment at the underground rock laboratory of Mont Terri. In Proceedings of the 11^th Workshop of CODE_BRIGHT Users, Barcelona, Spain 16 May 2019.

Makhnenko, R.Y., and A. Tarokh. 2018. Anisotropy in the undrained pore pressure response of rock. In Proceedings of the 52^nd  U.S.. Rock Mechanics/ Geomechanics Symposium, Seattle, WA 17-20 June 2018, paper No. 1300.

Vilarrasa, R.Y. Makhnenko, and F. Parisio. 2018. Modeling the reactivation of a ductile fault. In Proceedings of the 10^th Workshop of CODE_BRIGHT Users, Barcelona, Spain 3 May 2018.

Makhnenko, R.Y., A. Tarokh, and Y. Podladchikov. 2017. On the unjacketed moduli of sedimentary rock.  Poromechanics VI – Proceedings of the 6^th Biot Conference on Poromechanics, pp. 897 – 904, doi: 10.1061/9780784480779.111.

Makhnenko, R.Y., and V. Vilarrasa. 2017. Clay-rich rocks as barriers for geologic CO2 storage. In Proceedings of the 51^st U.S. Rock Mechanics/ Geomechanics Symposium, San Francisco, CA 25-28 June 2017, paper No. 199.

Makhnenko, R.Y., and J.F. Labuz. 2017. Localization in plane strain compression of fluid-saturated rock. In: E. Papamichos et al. (eds.), Bifurcation and Degradation of Geomaterials with Engineering Applications, Springer Series in Geomechanics and Geoengineering, pp 33-38, doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-56397-8_5.

Cassini, E., D. Mylnikov, and Makhnenko. 2017. Chemical influence of pore pressure on brine flow in clay-rich material. In: A. Ferrari and L. Laloui (eds), Advances in Laboratory Testing and Modelling of Soils and Shales (ATMSS), Springer Series in Geomechanics and Geoengineering, pp 273-280, doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-52773-4_31.

Labuz, J.F., R.Y. Makhnenko, and J.T. Harvieux. 2016. Failure criterion with intermediate stress and two friction angles. In Proceedings of the 50^th U.S. Rock Mechanics/ Geomechanics Symposium, Houston, TX 26-29 June 2016, paper No. 620.

Vilarrasa, V., Makhnenko, and L. Laloui. 2015. Influence of poromechanical and thermal properties of the caprock on the safety of CO2 storage. In Proceedings of Second EAGE Workshop on Geomechanics and Energy, Celle, Germany 13-15 October 2015.

Makhnenko, R.Y., and J. Labuz. 2014. Calcarenite as a possible host rock for geologic CO2. In Proceedings of the 48^th U.S. Rock Mechanics/ Geomechanics Symposium, Minneapolis, MN 1-4 June 2014, paper No. 7559.

Makhnenko, R.Y., and J. Labuz. 2013. Unjacketed bulk compressibility of sandstone in laboratory experiments. Poromechanics V – Proceedings of the 5^th Biot Conference on Poromechanics, pp. 481 – 488, doi: 10.1061/9780784412992.057

Makhnenko, R.Y., and J.F. Labuz. 2013. Saturation of porous rock and measurement of the B-coefficient. In Proceedings of the 47^th U.S. Rock Mechanics/ Geomechanics Symposium, San Francisco, CA 23-26 June 2013, paper No. 468, Vol. 1, 679-684.

Makhnenko, R., and J. Labuz. 2012. Drained and undrained plane strain compression of porous rock. In Proceedings of the XXIII International Congress on Theoretical & Applied Mechanics, Beijing, China, 19-24 August 2012, paper No. FS10-020.

Makhnenko, R.Y., Ge, and J.F. Labuz. 2012. AE from undrained and unjacketed tests on sandstone. In Proceedings of the 46^th U.S. Rock Mechanics/ Geomechanics Symposium, Chicago, IL 24-27 June 2012, paper No. 581, Vol. 1, 596-601.

Makhnenko, R.Y., J.J. Riedel, and J.F. Labuz. 2011. Undrained plane strain compression of shale. In Proceedings of the 45^th U.S. Rock Mechanics/ Geomechanics Symposium, San Francisco, CA 26-29 June 2011, paper No. 420, Vol. 3, 2109-2115.

Makhnenko, R.Y., A.P. Bunger, and E. Detournay. 2010. Deviation from linear elastic fracture in near-surface hydraulic fracturing experiments with rock. In Proceedings of the 44^th U.S. Rock Mechanics Symposium, Salt Lake City, UT 27-30 June 2010, paper No. 237, Vol. 1, 22-30.

Presentations 

Role of fractures in crystalline basement in injection induced seismicity (poster) by Nikita Bondarenko at AGU Fall meeting, New Orleans, LA, 13-17 December 2021

Hydromechanical coupling and time-dependent deformation during long-term fluid injection by Nikita Bondarenko at Biot-Bazant conference, Evanston, IL, 1-3 June 2021

Challenges of storing large amount of CO₂ in Illinois Basin by Nikita Bondarenko at UIUC, Energy-Water-Environment-Sustainability seminar, Urbana, IL, 12 April 2021

Non-linear poromechanics and fluid flow in tight rock (poster)  by Kiseok Kim at AGU Fall Meeting, 14 December 2020

Effect of CO2 injection on the hydromechanical behavior of porous rock  by Kiseok Kim at ISRM Specialized Conference – CouFrac2020, Seoul, Korea, 11 November 2020

Influence of boundary conditions on localization in fluid-saturated rock (poster)  by Roman Makhnenko at AGU Fall meeting, San Francisco, CA, 12 December 2019

Poromechanical and flow properties of fractured crystalline rock (poster)  by Roman Makhnenko at AGU Fall meeting, San Francisco, CA, 9 December 2019

On coupling between mechanical and flow properties of tight rock  by Kiseok Kim at UIUC, Geotechnical Engineering seminar, Urbana, IL, 22 November 2019

Poroviscoelastic behavior of sedimentary rock  by Roman Makhnenko at Northwestern University, SPREE seminar, Evanston, IL, 17 April 2019

Shales as barriers for deep geological storage  by Roman Makhnenko at UIUC, Geotechnical Engineering seminar, Urbana, IL, 19 October 2018

Characterization of rock fracturing for enhanced geothermal systems  by Roman Makhnenko at Department of Civil Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China, 11 October 2018

Characterization of hydro-mechanical processes in subsurface rock  by Roman Makhnenko at Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Hong Kong,  8 October 2018

Ultrasonic monitoring of near surface hydraulic fractures  by Gabriel Mishaan at UIUC, Geotechnical Engineering seminar, Urbana, IL, 5 October 2018

Remarks on process zone and size effect in rock by Ali Tarokh at EMI 2018 Conference, Cambridge, MA, 1 June 2018

Thermo-poro-visco-elasticity of shale-like materials   by Roman Makhnenko at EMI 2018 Conference, Cambridge, MA, 30 May 2018

Climate change mitigation: can geologic carbon storage help?   by Roman Makhnenko at UIUC, Energy-Water-Environment-Sustainability seminar, Urbana, IL, 5 March 2018

Thermo-hydro-mechanical effect of CO₂injection on rock integrity (poster)  by Kiseok Kim at Center for Geologic Storage of CO₂ (GSCO2) Annual meeting, Champaign, IL, 14 February 2018

Geomechanical response CO₂treated Berea sandstone (poster)  by Ali Tarokh at Center for Geologic Storage of CO₂(GSCO2) Annual meeting, Champaign, IL, 14 February 2018

Fracturing of the basement rock (poster) by Gabriel Mishaan at Center for Geologic Storage of CO₂ (GSCO2) Annual meeting, Champaign, IL, 14 February 2018

Geomechanical characterization of CO₂injection-induced processes  by Roman Makhnenko at Center for Geologic Storage of CO₂ (GSCO2) Annual meeting, Champaign, IL, 14 February 2018

Thermo-hydro-mechanical coupling in long-term sedimentary rock response  by Roman Makhnenko at AGU Fall meeting, New Orleans, LA, 12 December 2017

Laboratory measurement of the unjacketed moduli of porous rock (poster)  by Ali Tarokh at AGU Fall meeting, New Orleans, LA, 12 December 2017

Poromechanical aspects of geo-energy applications  by Roman Makhnenko at UIUC, Geotechnical Engineering seminar, Urbana, IL, 20 October 2017

Process zone and size effect in rock fracture by Ali Tarokh at UIUC, Geotechnical Engineering seminar, Urbana, IL, 22 September 2017

Poroviscoelastic response of common sedimentary rock by Roman Makhnenko at University of Wisconsin, Engineering geology seminar, Madison, WI, 15 August 2017

Hydromechanical aspects of deep CO₂storage  by Roman Makhnenko at EFRC-HUB-CMS PI Meeting, Washington, D.C., 25 July 2017

Poromechanical aspects of reservoir rock-CO₂interaction (poster)  by Ali Tarokh at EFRC-HUB-CMS PI Meeting, Washington, D.C., 25 July 2017

On the unjacketed moduli of sedimentary rock by Roman Makhnenko at 6^th Biot Conference on Poromechanics, Paris, France, 12 July 2017

Poroviscoelasticity of common sedimentary rock (poster) by Roman Makhnenko at 6^th Biot Conference on Poromechanics, Paris, France, 10 July 2017

Poroviscoelastic behavior of common sedimentary rock by Roman Makhnenko at GeoProc – 6th Int. Conf. on Coupled THMC Processes in Geosystems, Paris, France, 5 July 2017

Clay-rich rocks as barriers for geologic CO₂storage  by Roman Makhnenko at the 51^stS. Rock Mechanics/ Geomechanics Symposium, San Francisco, CA 26 June 2017

Geomechanical risks associated with deep CO₂storage  by Roman Makhnenko at Purdue Geotechnical Society Workshop, West Lafayette, IN, 21 April 2017

Factors affecting rock integrity in deep geological CO₂storage  by Roman Makhnenko at Carbon Capture, Utilization & Storage Conference, Chicago, IL, 13 April 2017

Poroelastic behavior of sedimentary rock (poster) by Ali Tarokh at the Center for Geologic Storage of CO₂ (GSCO2) Annual meeting, Champaign, IL, 29 March 2017

Improving geomechanical characterization of rock-CO₂interaction  by Roman Makhnenko at the Center for Geologic Storage of CO₂ (GSCO2) Annual meeting, Champaign, IL, 29 March 2017

Geomechanical testing for geo-energy applications by Roman Makhnenko at Illinois State Geological Survey Seminar, Urbana, IL, 27 March 2017

Intermediate stress and failure of sedimentary rock by Roman Makhnenko at AGU Fall meeting, San Francisco, CA, 16 December 2016