Crack deflection in brittle media with heterogeneous interfaces and its application in shale fracking
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jmps.2016.12.012
Abstract: Abstract Driven by the rapid progress in exploiting unconventional energy resources such as shale gas, there is growing interest in hydraulic fracture of brittle yet heterogeneous shales. In particular, how hydraulic cracks interact with natural… read more here.
Keywords: crack deflection; shale fracking; fracture; brittle media ... See more keywords