Development of a hydro-mechanical local degradation approach and its application to modelling fluid flow during progressive fracturing of heterogeneous rocks

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue 7-8 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 961-984

  Yuan, S C ^a   Harrison, J P ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; DEFORMATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FRACTURE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; NUMERICAL METHODS; ROCKS; STATISTICAL METHODS; STIFFNESS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

FINITE DIFFERENCE NUMERICAL FORMULATION; HETEROGENEOUS ROCKS; STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS;

ROCK MECHANICS;

FLUID FLOW; FRACTURE PROPAGATION; HYDROMECHANICS; ROCK MECHANICS;

EID: 26944487248     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2005.05.005     Document Type: Article

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