A comparison between a semi-analytical and a numerical solution of a two-dimensional hydraulic fracture

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 36, Issue 31-32, 1999, Pages 4869-4888

  Carbonell, R ^b   Desroches, Jean ^b   Detournay, Emmanuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACKS; HYDRAULICS; NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; NUMERICAL METHODS; ROCKS; STRAIN;

FLUID LAG; SELF SIMILAR ZERO TOUGHNESS; TWO DIMENSIONAL HYDRAULIC FRACTURE;

FRACTURE;

FRACTURE PROPAGATION; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; MATHEMATICAL METHOD;

EID: 0345240930     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7683(98)00269-8     Document Type: Article

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