Numerical modeling of non-planar hydraulic fracture propagation in brittle and ductile rocks using XFEM with cohesive zone method

Volume: 135, Pages: 127 - 140
Published: Nov 1, 2015
Abstract
In this study, we present a fully coupled non-planar hydraulic fracture propagation model in permeable medium based on the Extended Finite Element Method (XFEM), and the arbitrary solution-dependent fracture path cam be determined by solving a set of discontinuity equations. The Cohesive Zone Method (CZM), which is able to model crack initiation and growth by considering process zone effects, is implemented at the crack tip to enable the...
Paper Details
Title
Numerical modeling of non-planar hydraulic fracture propagation in brittle and ductile rocks using XFEM with cohesive zone method
Published Date
Nov 1, 2015
Volume
135
Pages
127 - 140
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