Coupled effects of elastic and plastic deformation on hydraulic properties of the geothermal fracture induced by cyclic loading-unloading processes
Chenghao Zhong, Tianfu Xu, Yilong Yuan, Guodong Cui, Fabrizio Gherardi, Xiang Li
Topics & Concepts
Geothermal gradientGeotechnical engineeringPermeability (electromagnetism)Fracture (geology)Materials scienceOverburden pressureDeformation (meteorology)GeologyCataclastic rockDissolutionGeothermal energyComposite materialFault (geology)Physical chemistryChemistryMembraneSeismologyBiologyGeophysicsGeneticsHydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir AnalysisRock Mechanics and ModelingGroundwater flow and contamination studies