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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Main Author: Feng, Runhua
Format: Thesis
Published: Curtin University 2022
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/91304
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description 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 hydraulic fracture propagation. The outcome of this research can facilitate not only laboratory or numerical studies, but also the field applications involving hydraulic fracturing.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-913042023-04-03T04:46:36Z The role of brittleness in hydraulic fracture initiation and propagation mechanisms Feng, Runhua 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 hydraulic fracture propagation. The outcome of this research can facilitate not only laboratory or numerical studies, but also the field applications involving hydraulic fracturing. 2022 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/91304 Curtin University fulltext
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The role of brittleness in hydraulic fracture initiation and propagation mechanisms
title The role of brittleness in hydraulic fracture initiation and propagation mechanisms
title_full The role of brittleness in hydraulic fracture initiation and propagation mechanisms
title_fullStr The role of brittleness in hydraulic fracture initiation and propagation mechanisms
title_full_unstemmed The role of brittleness in hydraulic fracture initiation and propagation mechanisms
title_short The role of brittleness in hydraulic fracture initiation and propagation mechanisms
title_sort role of brittleness in hydraulic fracture initiation and propagation mechanisms
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/91304