While there exists a unified theoretical framework–Linear Elastic Fracture Mechanics–to
describe the failure of homogeneous materials, understanding and modeling the …

The analysis of damage process and the characterization of damaged rock masses through
numerical models are the most difficult and challenging tasks in geotechnical engineering …

An experimental investigation is conducted to study the quasi-static and dynamic fracture
behaviour of sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic rocks. The notched semi-circular …

Three dimensional calculations of ductile fracture under mode I plane strain, small scale
yielding conditions are carried out using an elastic-viscoplastic constitutive relation for a …

In this study, different samples of concrete, containing natural and recycled coarse
aggregates and different ratios of nano-silica, were delicately prepared to examine the micro …

The hydromechanical properties of single self-propping fractures under stress are of
fundamental interest for fractured-rock hydrology and a large number of geotechnical …

The effect of spatial aperture variations on the thermal performance of discretely fractured
geothermal reservoirs was investigated using finite element method solutions to the …

The quasi-brittle nature of rocks challenges the basic assumptions of linear hydraulic
fracture mechanics (LHFM): namely, linear elastic fracture mechanics and smooth parallel …

Stress enhancement in the vicinity of brittle cracks makes the macro-scale failure properties
extremely sensitive to the micro-scale material disorder. Therefore,(i) fracturing systems …

Identifying fluid flow maldistribution in planar geometries is a well‐established problem in
subsurface science/engineering. Of particular importance to the thermal performance of …