Simulation of the growth of multiple interacting 2D hydraulic fractures driven by an inviscid fluid

Simulation of the growth of multiple interacting 2D hydraulic fractures driven by an inviscid fluid

In this paper we develop a computational procedure to investigate linear fracture of two-dimensional problems in isotropic linearly elastic media. A symmetric Galerkin boundary element method (SGBEM), based on a weakly singular, weak-form traction integral equation, is adopted to model these fractur...

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Main Author: Erickson, Andrew Jay
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: 2013
Subjects:
Fracture mechanics
Boundary element method
Weakly singular kernel
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2152/19986
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spelling ndltd-UTEXAS-oai-repositories.lib.utexas.edu-2152-199862015-09-20T17:14:32ZSimulation of the growth of multiple interacting 2D hydraulic fractures driven by an inviscid fluidErickson, Andrew JayFracture mechanicsBoundary element methodWeakly singular kernelIn this paper we develop a computational procedure to investigate linear fracture of two-dimensional problems in isotropic linearly elastic media. A symmetric Galerkin boundary element method (SGBEM), based on a weakly singular, weak-form traction integral equation, is adopted to model these fractures. In particular we consider multiple interacting cracks in an unbounded domain subject to internal pressure and remote stress. The growth of the cracks is driven by either linearly dependent injection pressures or volumes in each crack. A variety of crack geometries are investigated.text2013-04-23T14:37:04Z2012-122013-01-18December 20122013-04-23T14:37:04Zapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/2152/19986en_US
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topic Fracture mechanics
Boundary element method
Weakly singular kernel
spellingShingle Fracture mechanics
Boundary element method
Weakly singular kernel
Erickson, Andrew Jay
Simulation of the growth of multiple interacting 2D hydraulic fractures driven by an inviscid fluid
description In this paper we develop a computational procedure to investigate linear fracture of two-dimensional problems in isotropic linearly elastic media. A symmetric Galerkin boundary element method (SGBEM), based on a weakly singular, weak-form traction integral equation, is adopted to model these fractures. In particular we consider multiple interacting cracks in an unbounded domain subject to internal pressure and remote stress. The growth of the cracks is driven by either linearly dependent injection pressures or volumes in each crack. A variety of crack geometries are investigated. === text
author Erickson, Andrew Jay
author_facet Erickson, Andrew Jay
author_sort Erickson, Andrew Jay
title Simulation of the growth of multiple interacting 2D hydraulic fractures driven by an inviscid fluid
title_short Simulation of the growth of multiple interacting 2D hydraulic fractures driven by an inviscid fluid
title_full Simulation of the growth of multiple interacting 2D hydraulic fractures driven by an inviscid fluid
title_fullStr Simulation of the growth of multiple interacting 2D hydraulic fractures driven by an inviscid fluid
title_full_unstemmed Simulation of the growth of multiple interacting 2D hydraulic fractures driven by an inviscid fluid
title_sort simulation of the growth of multiple interacting 2d hydraulic fractures driven by an inviscid fluid
publishDate 2013
url http://hdl.handle.net/2152/19986
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