Search Results - "Siebrits, E."
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Computer simulation of hydraulic fractures
Published in International journal of rock mechanics and mining sciences (Oxford, England : 1997) (01-07-2007)“…We provide a brief historical background of the development of hydraulic fracturing models for use in the petroleum and other industries. We discuss scaling…”
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ISRM Suggested Method for Uniaxial-Strain Compressibility Testing for Reservoir Geomechanics
Published in Rock mechanics and rock engineering (01-10-2016)“…Rock hydromechanically coupled properties are key parameters needed for an accurate understanding of the formation deformation response to pore-pressure…”
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A dual mesh multigrid preconditioner for the efficient solution of hydraulically driven fracture problems
Published in International journal for numerical methods in engineering (07-08-2005)“…We present a novel multigrid (MG) procedure for the efficient solution of the large non‐symmetric system of algebraic equations used to model the evolution of…”
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Elastodynamic direct boundary element methods with enhanced numerical stability properties
Published in International journal for numerical methods in engineering (30-10-1999)“…Evidence of numerical instabilities in two‐dimensional time domain direct boundary element methods is presented. The effects of numerical versus analytical…”
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STABILITY ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF TIME-STEPPING SCHEMES FOR GENERAL ELASTODYNAMIC BOUNDARY ELEMENT MODELS
Published in International journal for numerical methods in engineering (30-01-1997)“…In the literature there is growing evidence of instabilities in standard time‐stepping schemes to solve boundary integral elastodynamic models. However, there…”
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Implementation and application of elastodynamic boundary element discretizations with improved stability properties
Published in Engineering computations (01-09-1997)“…Direct and indirect time marching boundary element methods often become numerically unstable. Evidence of, and reasons for, these instabilities is provided in…”
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An efficient multi-layer planar 3D fracture growth algorithm using a fixed mesh approach
Published in International journal for numerical methods in engineering (30-01-2002)“…We present a planar three‐dimensional (3D) fracture growth simulator, based on a displacement discontinuity (DD) method for multi‐layer elasticity problems…”
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The scaled flexibility matrix method for the efficient solution of boundary value problems in 2D and 3D layered elastic media
Published in Computer methods in applied mechanics and engineering (31-08-2001)“…We present a method that extends the flexibility matrix method for multilayer elasticity problems to include problems with very thin layers. This method is…”
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Uniform asymptotic approximations for accurate modeling of cracks in layered elastic media
Published in International journal of fracture (01-08-2001)“…We present uniform asymptotic solutions (UAS) for displacement discontinuities (DD) that lie within the middle layer of a three layer elastic medium. The DDs…”
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On the paper “A two-dimensional linear variation displacement discontinuity method for three-layered elastic media” by Keh-Jian Shou and J.A.L. Napier, International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, Vol. 36(6), 719–729, 1999
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Stability analysis of model problems for elastodynamic boundary element discretizations
Published in Numerical methods for partial differential equations (01-09-1996)“…In the literature there is growing evidence of instabilities in standard time‐stepping schemes to solve boundary integral elastodynamic models [1]–[3]. In this…”
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