Stress state analysis to casing-cement sheathformation system (CCSFS) is the foundation of the wellbore integrity design and examination. Many elastic mechanic models have been established to calculate the stresses and displacements of CCFS, but all analytical models and most finite element models took no account of the initial loaded state, and ignored the initial stresses and displacements on...

A two-dimensional silo pressure model-problem is investigated by molecular dynamics simulations. A plane silo container is filled by a granular matter consisting of congruent elliptic particles dropped one by one into the silo. A suitable energy absorbing contact force mechanism is activated during particle collisions and collisions against the walls. After a while the residual kinetic energy i...

Assessment of the reservoir structure and determination of theinsitu stress direction arenecessary in oil production optimization andfield development. Today, the application of reservoir software and Image logsplay a central role in resolving this problem. Electricand ultrasonic imaging tools record vast amounts of high-resolution data within the borehole wall. This enables the geoscientists t...

Horizontal gaze palsy with progressive scoliosis (HGPS) is a rare, autosomal recessive disorder characterized by a congenital absence of conjugate horizontal eye movement, with progressive scoliosis developing in childhood or adolescence. The authors identified two unrelated consanguineous families with HGPS. Genomewide homozygosity mapping and linkage analysis mapped the disease locus to a 30-...