Simulation of Hydraulic Fracture in Unsaturated Soils with High Degree of Saturation
A numerical simulation approach of hydraulic fracture process, considering the couplings of the stress distribution, the fluid flow of the water-air mixture, the compression and dissolution of air, and the element damage evolution, has been developed to investigate the mechanisms of crack initiation...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2014-01-01
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Series: | Advances in Materials Science and Engineering |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/981056 |