Hydro-Grain-Texture Modeling of Systematics of Propagation, Branching, and Coalescence of Fluid-Driven Fractures - Wang, Suifeng; Elsworth, Derek; Zhang, Liping; Zhao, Xianyu; Wang, Tao (Rock mechanics and rock engineering, 2025)
Keywords: Algorithms; Anisotropy; Branching; Breakdown; Coalescence; Confining; Crack propagation; Crystalline rocks; Failure modes; Fluids; Fracture mechanics; Grain boundaries; Grain growth; Grain structure; Granite; Heterogeneity; Hydraulic fracturing; Mechanical analysis; Microfracture; Minerals; Propagation; Rocks; Stress propagation; Systematics; Texture; Tortuosity