Stabilized low-order finite elements for coupled solid-deformation/fluid-diffusion and their application to fault zone transients

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 197, Issue 49-50, 2008, Pages 4353-4366

  White, Joshua A ^a   Borja, Ronaldo I ^a  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

Coupled analysis; Fault zone; Fluid flow; Mixed formulation; Stabilized finite elements

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL CURRENT DENSITY (SUPERCONDUCTIVITY); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW; INTERPOLATION; PLASTICITY TESTING; PORE PRESSURE; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; WATER;

COUPLED ANALYSIS; CRITICAL STATES; DEFORMATION PROCESSING; DIRECTIVITY; DISPLACEMENT FIELDS; DRIVING FORCES; EQUAL-ORDER INTERPOLATION; EXCESS PORE WATER PRESSURE; FAULT RUPTURES; FAULT SEGMENT; FAULT ZONE; FAULT ZONES; FINITE ELEMENT SIMULATIONS; FINITE ELEMENTS; FLUID FLOW; FLUID FLOWING; HIGH-FIDELITY; HIGH-ORDER; LARGE-SCALE CALCULATIONS; MIXED FORMULATION; NEARLY INCOMPRESSIBLE; PLASTICITY MODELLING; PORE PRESSURE DEVELOPMENT; PRESSURE FIELDS; PRESSURE OSCILLATIONS; SLIP WEAKENING; STABILIZED FINITE ELEMENTS; STABILIZED FORMULATION; TEMPORAL VARIATIONS;

COUPLED CIRCUITS;

EID: 52749095566     PISSN: 00457825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2008.05.015     Document Type: Article

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