An Enhanced Virtual Crack Closure Technique for Stress Intensity Factor Calculation along Arbitrary Crack Fronts and the Application in Hydraulic Fracturing Simulation
Hui Wu, Randolph R. Settgast, Pengcheng Fu, Joseph P. Morris
Topics & Concepts
Crack closureFracture mechanicsDiscretizationStress intensity factorMechanicsFracture (geology)MultiphysicsStrain energy release rateMaterials scienceHydraulic fracturingClosure (psychology)Structural engineeringEngineeringGeotechnical engineeringFinite element methodComposite materialMathematicsPhysicsMathematical analysisMarket economyEconomicsNumerical methods in engineeringRock Mechanics and ModelingFluid Dynamics Simulations and Interactions