Modelling Rock Fracturing Processes Theories, Methods, and Applications

This book is the second edition of the well-known textbook Modelling Rock Fracturing Processes. The new and extended edition provides the theoretical background of rock fracture mechanics used for modelling of 2-D and 3-D geomechanics problems and processes. Fundamentals of rock fracture mechanics i...

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Other Authors: Shen, Baotang (Editor), Stephansson, Ove (Editor), Rinne, Mikael (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2020, 2020
Edition:2nd ed. 2020
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. Introduction (Baotang Shen, Ove Stephansson, Mikael Rinne)
  • Part I: Theoretical background
  • Chapter 2. Introduction to the Theories of Rock Fracturing (Mikael Rinne, Ove Stephansson, Baotang Shen, Heinz Konietzky)
  • Chapter 3. Laboratory studies of 2D and 3D rock fracture propagation (Baotang Shen, Xizhen Sun, Baoliang Zhang)
  • Chapter 4. Laboratory investigation on hydraulic fracturing of granite core specimens (Li Zhuang, Sunggyu Jung, Melvin Diaz, Kwang Yeom Kim)
  • Chapter 5. Impact of Injection style on the evolution of fluid-induced seismicity in hard rock at Ӓspö Hard Rock Laboratory (Arno Zang, Ove Stephansson and Günter Zimmermann)
  • Part II: Numerical methods
  • Chapter 6. Modelling coupled rock fracture propagation with FRACOD (Baotang Shen, Ove Stephansson, Mikael Rinne)
  • Chapter 7. FRACOD3D: A Three-dimensional Crack Growth Simulator Code (Jingyu Shi, Baotang Shen)
  • Chapter 8. Coupled fracture modelling with RFPA (Gen Li, Chun’an Tang, Zhengzhao Liang, Lianchong Li)
  • Chapter 9. TOUGH-based hydraulic fracturing models (Jonny Rutqvist)
  • Chapter 10. Coupled fracture modelling with distinct element methods (Jeoung Seok Yoon, Jim Hazzard)
  • Part III: Case studies
  • Chapter 11. Modelling of Tunnel Failure and Fault Re-activation in CO2 Geosequestration (Baotang Shen, Nick Barton, Jingyu Shi)
  • Chapter 12. FRACOD Applications to Underground LNG storage (Eui-Seob Park, Yong-Bok Jung, Taek Kon Kim, Baotang Shen)
  • Chapter 13. Applications for Deep Geothermal Engineering (Linmao Xie, Bing Bai, Baotang Shen, Günter Zimmermann, Ki-Bok Min)
  • Chapter 14. FRACOD applications to nuclear waste disposal (Mikael Rinne)
  • Chapter 15. Mine Stability and water inrush in coal mine (Yunliang Tan, Shichuan Zhang, Baotang Shen, Weiyao Guo, Xuesheng Liu)
  • Chapter 16. Modelling Hydraulic Fracturing in Coals (Weiguo Liang, Haojie Lian, Jianfeng Yang)
  • Chapter 17. Applications of Rock Failure Process Analysis (RFPA) to Rock Engineering (Chun’an Tang, Shibin Tang)
  • Chapter 18. Hydro-mechanical coupled PFC2D modelling of fluid injection induced seismicity and fault reactivation (Jeoung Seok Yoon, Arno Zang, Hannes Hofmann, Ove Stephansson)
  • Chapter 19. Lifetime prediction of rocks (Konietzky, H. Li, X. Chen, W.)
  • Chapter 20. Numerical Simulation of Hydraulically Driven Fractures (Branko Damjanac, Christine Detournay and Peter Cundall)