The response of deformable fractures to changes in fluid pressure controls phenomena ranging from the flow of fluids near wells to the propagation of hydraulic fractures. We developed an analysis designed to simulate fluid flows in the vicinity of asperity-supported fractures at rest, or fully open fractures that might be propagating. Transitions between at-rest and propagating fractures can al...

[1] Sandpile avalanches were used first to illustrate the concept of self-organized criticality (SOC). Snow avalanches consist of two types: (1) loose snow avalanches which release in cohesionless material at the top of the snowpack and (2) slab avalanches which release by propagation of shear fractures originating in a thin weak layer at depth in the snowpack. Loose snow avalanches are analogo...

The bottom-hole pressure of hydraulic fracturing in ductile reservoirs is much higher than that the simulation, and fracture toughness inferred from field data 1–3 orders magnitude measured laboratory. rock apparent increases with increase confining pressure. Excluding influence fluid viscosity lag on toughness, process zone (FPZ) at tip can explain difference between laboratory field. passivat...

Ductile fracture through growth and coalescence of intergranular cavities is a failure mode observed experimentally in many metallic alloys used industrial applications. Simulation this process polycrystalline aggregates requires modeling the plastic yielding porous boundaries. However, classical yield criteria for materials such as Gurson–Tvergaard–Needleman model its current extensions cannot...