A finite-element study of the influence of grain contacts on the elastic properties of unconsolidated sandstones

© 2017 The grain-grain interaction in a sandstone rock can result in an overall elastic response of the system, which is primarily determined by the grain contact stiffness and the grain contact volume fraction. In this paper, we propose a numerical algorithm to vary the contact volume fraction base...

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Main Authors: Madadi, Mahyar, Saadatfar, M.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Pergamon 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/72915