A phase-field method for propagating fluid-filled fractures coupled to a surrounding porous medium

Multiscale Modeling and Simulation

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 367-398

  Mikelić, Andro ^a   Wheeler, Mary F ^b   Wick, Thomas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Biot system; Finite elements; Fixed stress iterative coupling; Fracture propagation; Phase field

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; ITERATIVE METHODS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; POROUS MATERIALS;

BIOT SYSTEM; COMPUTATIONAL FEATURES; FRACTURE PROPAGATION; HETEROGENEOUS MEDIA; ITERATIVE COUPLING; PHASE FIELD METHODS; PHASE FIELDS; PHASE-FIELD APPROACHES;

FRACTURE;

EID: 84925146233     PISSN: 15403459     EISSN: 15403467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/140967118     Document Type: Article

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