Basalt rock waste is a major industrial waste generated as a result of quarrying rocks and artificial sand manufacture for construction projects, and its disposal can lead to several landfill hazards. However, it shows potential to be used as a source material for the manufacture of geopolymers. This paper presents the triaxial stress-strain characteristics of a novel geopolymer developed from basalt rock waste considering partial replacement with ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBFS) up to 30%. A detailed mix design investigation revealed the optimum molarity (M) of the sodium hydroxide solution to be 8M and the optimum ratio (R) of sodium silicate to sodium hydroxide solution to be 0.75. The axial stress-strain relationships were developed after a series of triaxial laboratory tests for low confining pressures (0 to 800 kPa) and Hoek cell tests for high confining pressures (1 to 5 MPa). A constitutive model predicting the complete stress-strain behavior is proposed. The geopol
As a result of negligible connected porosity and thus, minimal matrix permeability the fluid-transport characteristics of crystalline rocks are strongly influenced by the fractures at all scales. Understanding the flow behaviour of fractured rock under extreme stress and temperature conditions is essential for safe and effective deep geo-engineering applications, such as deep geothermal recovery, geological nuclear waste disposal, oil and gas extraction, geological storage and deep mining operations. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the flow characteristics of mechanically fractured Australian Strathbogie granite under a wide range of stress (confining pressures 1–80 MPa) and temperature conditions (20 °C to 350 °C). The study utilised a sophisticated high-temperature, high-pressure tri-axial setup capable of simulating extreme geological conditions, followed by a numerical simulation. According to the experimental results, a linear increment in the steady-state flow rate