2D-numerical analysis of hydraulic fracturing in heterogeneous geo-materials

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 2196-2206

  Wang, S Y ^a   Sun, L ^b,c   Au, A S K ^d   Yang, T H ^e   Tang, C A ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Catholic University of America ^*  (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^e NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^f DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Cavity expansion; Heterogeneity; Hydraulic fracture; Numerical simulation; Stiff soil

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC EMISSIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CRACK INITIATION; CRACKS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; HYDRAULICS; LEAKAGE (FLUID); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; QUALITY ASSURANCE; ROCK MECHANICS; SOILS; STRESS CONCENTRATION; STRESS CORROSION CRACKING;

CAVITY EXPANSION; HETEROGENEITY; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; STIFF SOIL;

FRACTURE;

EID: 62849120063     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2008.12.004     Document Type: Article

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