Experimental test and numerical simulation of the effect of brittleness on the microfracturing of sandstone
Mehran Noori, Gholamreza Khanlari, Vahab Sarfarazi, Behrouz Rafiei, Hamid Reza Nejati, Wulf Schubert
Topics & Concepts
BrittlenessCoalescence (physics)Materials scienceCrackingDiscrete element methodFracture mechanicsUltimate tensile strengthGeotechnical engineeringComputer simulationRock mechanicsComposite materialStructural engineeringMechanicsGeologyEngineeringAstrobiologyPhysicsRock Mechanics and ModelingHydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir AnalysisDrilling and Well Engineering