Overview
Dr Cao's research interests are in the areas of:
- Coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical behaviour of fractured rocks;
- Characterisation and modelling of subsurface discrete fracture network;
- Monitoring, modelling and evaluation of injection/extraction and mining/excavation-induced seismicity;
- Machine learning applications in geo-energy deployment and mineral resources evaluation;
- Dynamic rock failure and fracture and wave propagation in rocks;
- Experiments and modelling on engineering unloading disturbances;
- Geostatistical modelling and simulation of geological systems.