• GeomInt: geomechanical integrity of host and barrier rocks–experiments, models and analysis of discontinuities 

      Kolditz, Olaf; Fischer, Thomas; Frühwirt, ThomasORCIDiD; Görke, Uwe-Jens; Helbig, Carolin; Konietzky, Heinz; Maßmann, Jobst; Nest, Mathias; Pötschke, Daniel; Rink, Karsten; Sattari, Amir; Schmidt, PatrickORCIDiD; Steeb, HolgerORCIDiD; Wuttke, Frank; Yoshioka, KeitaORCIDiD; Vowinckel, Bernhard; Ziefle, Gesa; Nagel, Thomas (Environmental Earth Sciences, 2021-08-07)
      The present paper gives an overview of the GeomInt project “Geomechanical integrity of host and barrier rocks—experiment, modelling and analysis of discontinuities” which has been conducted from 2017–2020 within the framework ...
    • Interactions of Hydraulic Fractures With Grain Boundary Discontinuities in the Near Wellbore Region 

      Yoshioka, KeitaORCIDiD; Katou, MasafumiORCIDiD; Tamura, Kohei; Arima, Yutaro; Ito, Yoshiharu; Chen, YouqingORCIDiD; Ishida, Tsuyoshi (Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 2023-03-11)
      Hydraulic fractures often turn or branch, interacting with preexisting discontinuities in the rock mass (e.g., natural fractures or defects). The criteria for fracture penetration or deflection are typically based on the ...