Coupled HM analysis using zero-thickness interface elements with double nodes-Part II: Verification and application

International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics

Volumn 32, Issue 18, 2008, Pages 2103-2123

  Segura, J M ^a,b   Carol, I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Consolidation; Discontinuities; Discrete crack; Geomechanics; HM coupling; Reservoir engineering; Zero thickness interface

Indexed keywords

DISCONTINUITIES; DISCRETE CRACKS; GEOMECHANICS; HM COUPLING; RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; ZERO-THICKNESS INTERFACE;

CRACKS; JACOBIAN MATRICES; NUMERICAL METHODS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSOLIDATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; DISCRETE ELEMENT METHOD; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GEOMECHANICS; HYDROMECHANICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RESERVOIR; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 77953130385     PISSN: 03639061     EISSN: 10969853     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nag.730     Document Type: Article

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