Experimental investigation of crack opening asymptotics for fluid-driven fracture

Strength, Fracture and Complexity

Volumn 3, Issue 2-4, 2005, Pages 139-147

  Bunger, Andrew P ^a,b   Jeffrey, Robert G ^a   Detournay, Emmanuel ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydraulic fracture; Laboratory measurements; Scaling; Tip asymptotics

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ELASTICITY; FRACTURE MECHANICS; VISCOSITY;

HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; LABORATORY MEASUREMENTS; SCALING; TIP ASYMPTOTICS;

CRACK PROPAGATION;

EID: 33244459354     PISSN: 15672069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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