ISSN:
1573-2673
Keywords:
Hydraulic fracture
;
fracture propagation
;
compressed rocks
;
stress intensity factors
;
crack opening displacement
;
crack sliding displacement.
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
Notes:
Abstract An analytical method for mixed-mode (mode I and mode II) propagation of pressurized fractures in remotely compressed rocks is presented in this paper. Stress intensity factors for such fractured rocks subjected to two-dimensional stress system are formulated approximately. A sequential crack tip propagation algorithm is developed in conjunction with the maximum tensile stress criterion for crack extension. For updating stress intensity factors during crack tip propagation, a dynamic fictitious fracture plane is used. Based on the displacement correlation technique, which is usually used in boundary element/finite element analyses, for computing stress intensity factors in terms of nodal displacements, further simplification in the estimation of crack opening and sliding displacements is suggested. The proposed method is verified comparing results (stress intensity factors, propagation paths and crack opening and sliding displacements) with that obtained from a boundary element based program and available in literatures. Results are found in good agreements for all the verification examples, while the proposed method requires a trivial computing time.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1007624315096
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