An XFEM Model for Hydraulic Fracturing in Partially Saturated Rocks

Hydraulic fracturing is a complex multi-physics phenomenon. Numerous analytical and numerical models of hydraulic fracturing processes have been proposed. Analytical solutions commonly are able to model the growth of a single hydraulic fracture into an initially intact, homogeneous rock mass. Numeri...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Salimzadeh Saeed, Khalili Nasser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2016-01-01
Series:E3S Web of Conferences
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20160908014