Based on “Innovative Modeling to Quantify the Impact of Natural Fractures, Optimize Well Spacing and Increase Productivity in the Marcellus Shale,” URTeC 5271, Unconventional Resources Technology ...
A research group from the University of Osaka, Zen University, and the University of Tokyo has mathematically uncovered the mechanism that causes crack tips to sharpen during the rapid fracture of ...
In general, the larger the value of Fracture Toughness, the larger the fatigue crack that can be tolerated before triggering a fracture. It is worth noting here that a crack tolerated on a warm summer ...