Linked multicontinuum and crack tensor approach for modeling of coupled geomechanics, fluid flow and transport in fractured rock

Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 18-31

  Rutqvist, Jonny ^a   Leung, Colin ^b   Hoch, Andrew ^c   Wang, Yuan ^a,d   Wang, Zhen ^a,e  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c SERCO ASSURANCE   (United Kingdom)

^d HOHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Crack tensor; Fluid flow; Fractured rock; Modeling; Multicontinuum; Stress

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; CRACK; DIFFUSION; DISPERSION; FLUID FLOW; FRACTURED MEDIUM; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERMEABILITY; ROCK MECHANICS; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; STRESS ANALYSIS;

EID: 84876782764     PISSN: 16747755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrmge.2012.08.001     Document Type: Article

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