BEAM MODEL FOR HYDRAULIC FRACTURING

Authors
TZSCHICHHOLZ F HERRMANN HJ ROMAN HE PFUFF M
Citation
F. Tzschichholz et al., BEAM MODEL FOR HYDRAULIC FRACTURING, Physical review. B, Condensed matter, 49(10), 1994, pp. 7056-7059
Citations number
22
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Condensed Matter
Journal title
Physical review. B, Condensed matter → ACNP
ISSN journal
01631829
Volume
49
Issue
10
Year of publication
1994
Pages
7056 - 7059
Database
ISI
SICI code
0163-1829(1994)49:10<7056:BMFHF>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
We investigate numerically the shape of cracks obtained in hydraulic f racturing at constant pressure using a square-lattice beam model with disorder. We consider the case in which only beams under tension can b reak, and discuss the conditions under which the resulting cracks may develop fractal patterns. We also determine the opening volume of the crack and the elastic stress field in the bulk, quantities that are ac cessible experimentally.