The near-tip region of a fluid-driven fracture propagating in a permeable elastic solid

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 494, Issue , 2003, Pages 1-32

  Detournay, E ^a   Garagash, D I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b Clarkson University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; FRACTURE; PORE PRESSURE; ROCKS; VISCOUS FLOW;

FRACTURE PROPAGATION; PERMEABLE SATURATED ROCKS;

FLUID MECHANICS;

CRACK PROPAGATION; ELASTIC BODY; FRACTURE MECHANICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; POROUS MEDIUM; VISCOUS FLUID;

EID: 0345098553     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112003005275     Document Type: Article

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