The role of brittleness in hydraulic fracture initiation and propagation mechanisms

Brittleness index (BI) is a critical parameter characterizing the deformation regime of geo-materials, controlling the fracture development in underground applications. The goal of this study is to understand the multiscale fluid-driven fracture in geomaterials, and investigate the role of BI in hyd...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Feng, Runhua
Format: Thesis
Published: Curtin University 2022
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/91304