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1. Full Text Experimental evidence of reaction‐induced fracturing during olivine carbonation
by Zhu, Wenlu and Fusseis, Florian and Lisabeth, Harrison and Xing, Tiange and Xiao, Xianghui and De Andrade, Vincent and Karato, Shun‐ichiro
Geophysical Research Letters, ISSN 0094-8276, 09/2016, Volume 43, Issue 18, pp. 9535 - 9543
Mineral carbonation, a process that binds CO2 in the form of carbonates by silicate weathering, is widespread on the Earth's surface. Because of the abundance... 
time‐resolved X‐ray microtomography | CO2 sequestration | reaction‐induced fracturing | microstructure evolution | fluid‐rock interaction | mineral carbonation | reaction-induced fracturing | time-resolved X-ray microtomography | fluid-rock interaction | sequestration | SEQUESTRATION | STORAGE | CRYSTALLIZATION | TOMOGRAPHY | AQUEOUS MINERAL CARBONATION | GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY | DISPOSAL | DISSOLUTION | CONDITIONS RELEVANT | DIOXIDE | SERPENTINIZATION | Fractures | Seismology | Plate tectonics | Geophysics | Fracture mechanics | Carbon dioxide | Surfaces | Bicarbonates | Silicates | Permanence | Earth surface | Crack propagation | Cracking (fracturing) | Earth | Cracks | Bicarbonate | Nonuniform | Weathering | Sodium bicarbonate | Carbonates | Carbon capture and storage | Layers | Stretching | Olivine | Peridotite | Hydration | Images | Earth's surface | Abundance | Nanostructure | Cracking (corrosion) | Sodium | Aggregates | Volume | Sintering | Rocks | Carbonation | Solids | Surface layers | Fracturing | Minerals
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2. Full Text Fracturing Pressure in Clay
by Marchi, M and Gottardi, G and Soga, K
Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, ISSN 1090-0241, 02/2014, Volume 140, Issue 2, p. 4013008
AbstractHydraulic fracturing in clayey soils can be triggered by either tensile or shear failure. In this paper, the physical meanings of various equations to... 
Technical Papers | Clay | Cavity expansion | Fracture grouting | Injection pressure | Fracture initiation pressure | Venice | Cracking | Cavitation | Clays | GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY | HYDRAULIC FRACTURE | Grouting | ENGINEERING, GEOLOGICAL | Italy | Usage | Oil wells | Analysis | Research | Hydraulic fracturing | Shear | Fracture mechanics | Mathematical models | Clay (material) | Confining | Fracturing | Failure | Crack initiation
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3. Full Text An experimental investigation into the characteristics of hydraulic fracturing and fracture permeability after hydraulic fracturing in granite
by Zhang, Yanjun and Zhang, Qian and Ma, Yueqiang and Hu, Zhongjun and Lei, Honglei and Lei, Zhihong and Bai, Lin
Renewable Energy, ISSN 0960-1481, 09/2019, Volume 140, pp. 615 - 624
Geothermal energy, as a renewable energy source, can meet the growing need for energy associated with low atmospheric emissions. Hydraulic fracturing is a... 
Confining pressure | Injection flow rate | Fracture permeability | Experimental temperature | Hydraulic fracturing | Enhanced geothermal system | GREEN & SUSTAINABLE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY | CRACKING | INITIATION | ENERGY & FUELS | ROCKS | PARAMETERS | WELLS | TEMPERATURE | TOUGHNESS | PRODUCTION PERFORMANCE | PROPAGATION
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4. Full Text Nocturnal Thermal Fracturing of a Himalayan Debris‐Covered Glacier Revealed by Ambient Seismic Noise
by Podolskiy, Evgeny A and Fujita, Koji and Sunako, Sojiro and Tsushima, Akane and Kayastha, Rijan B
Geophysical Research Letters, ISSN 0094-8276, 09/2018, Volume 45, Issue 18, pp. 9699 - 9709
Scientifically valuable information can be learned by listening to the tiny vibrations emanating from a glacier with seismometers. However, this approach has... 
icequake | debris‐covered glacier | thermal fracture | Himalaya | Nepal | seismic noise | debris-covered glacier | ZONE | TSHO ROLPA | LAKE | REGION | GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY | MODELS | EXPANSION | Thermal stress | Temperature | Fracture mechanics | Seismic activity | Night | Noise | Emission | Thermal contraction | Surface temperature | Contraction | Cracking (fracturing) | Vibrations | Temperature effects | Polar environments | Air temperature | Mantle | Debris | Damage | Polar regions | Seismometers | Earthquake damage | Detritus | Ice | Regions | Seismicity | Environments | Bursts | Seismographs | Glaciers | Glacial drift | Fracturing | Altitude
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5. Full Text Feasibility of reservoir fracturing stimulation with liquid nitrogen jet
by Cai, Chengzheng and Huang, Zhongwei and Li, Ran and Li, Gensheng and Gao, Feng and Wei, Jiangwei
Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, ISSN 0920-4105, 08/2016, Volume 144, pp. 59 - 65
In this paper, a new idea of fracturing with liquid nitrogen jet was proposed because the conventional liquid nitrogen fracturing treatment has difficulty in... 
Jet | Rock cracking | Flow field | Fracturing | Liquid nitrogen | MECHANISM | ENERGY & FUELS | ENGINEERING, PETROLEUM | PERFORATION | Petroleum mining | Rock mechanics | Fluid dynamics | Oil wells | Hydraulic fracturing | Fracture mechanics | Rock | Stimulation | Reservoirs | Holes | Crack initiation
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6. Full Text Gypsum-Crystallization-Induced Fracturing during Shale–Fluid Reactions and Application for Shale Stimulation
by Chen, Qiang and You, Lijun and Kang, Yili and Dou, Liandong and Sheng, James J
Energy & Fuels, ISSN 0887-0624, 10/2018, Volume 32, Issue 10, pp. 10367 - 10381
Spontaneous microfracture propagation caused by mineral crystallization or growth has been demonstrated in a variety of volume-increasing mineral replacement... 
POROUS MATERIALS | BLACK SHALE | ENGINEERING, CHEMICAL | REACTION-DRIVEN CRACKING | ENERGY & FUELS | CRYSTAL-GROWTH | ORGANIC-MATTER | RESERVOIR VOLUME ESTIMATION | MINERAL REPLACEMENT REACTIONS | WATER IMBIBITION | QUANTITATIVE-ANALYSIS | ACTIVATED PERSULFATE
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7. Full Text Laboratory hydraulic fracturing of granite: Acoustic emission observations and interpretation
by Li, Bing Q and Gonçalves da Silva, Bruno and Einstein, Herbert
Engineering Fracture Mechanics, ISSN 0013-7944, 03/2019, Volume 209, pp. 200 - 220
Hydraulic fracturing is routinely used, but the fracturing processes that occur when rocks are hydraulically-fractured are not entirely understood and require... 
CRACKING PROCESSES | MECHANICS | ROCK | EARTHQUAKES | Acoustic emission testing | Oil wells | Hydraulic fracturing | Green technology | Radiation | Microcracks | Flaw detection | Image resolution | Computer simulation | Laboratories | Visual observation | Mean time to failure | Patching | Acoustics | Granite | Coalescing | Peak pressure | Acoustic emission | Crack initiation
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8. Full Text Hydraulic Fracturing of Heterogeneous Rock Monitored by Acoustic Emission
by Stanchits, Sergey and Burghardt, Jeffrey and Surdi, Aniket
Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, ISSN 0723-2632, 11/2015, Volume 48, Issue 6, pp. 2513 - 2527
In this paper, the results of laboratory studies of hydraulic fracture in homogeneous sandstone blocks with man-made interfaces and heterogeneous shale blocks... 
Earth Sciences | Civil Engineering | Acoustic emission | Cracking | Geophysics/Geodesy | Fracture initiation | Hydraulic fracturing | GRANITE | GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY | ENGINEERING, GEOLOGICAL | DEFORMATION | Acoustic emission testing | Wave propagation | Oil wells | Shale | Geological engineering | Acoustics | Crack initiation | Fluids | Fracture mechanics | Fluid dynamics | Fluid flow | Sandstone | Fracturing | Crack propagation
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9. Full Text Parallel channels' fracturing mechanism during ice management operations. Part I: Theory
by Lu, Wenjun and Lubbad, Raed and Shestov, Aleksey and Løset, Sveinung
Cold Regions Science and Technology, ISSN 0165-232X, 12/2018, Volume 156, pp. 102 - 116
It is frequently observed that long cracks in sea-ice tend to form between parallel channels during ice management operations. The long cracks that develop... 
Ice fracture | Parallel channel | Ice management | Edge crack | XFEM | SEA-ICE | SITU TENSILE-STRENGTH | FAILURE | ENGINEERING, CIVIL | GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY | ENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTAL | EDGE-CRACKING | GROWTH | FLOE | Analysis | Numerical analysis
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10. On the yield condition and optimum pointwise reinforcement for fracturing continua
by Baker, G and University of Queensland. Dept. of Civil Engineering
1989, ISBN 0867763434, 48
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11. Full Text Evolution of the Fracturing Process in Masonry Arches
by Carpinteri, Alberto and Lacidogna, Giuseppe and Accornero, Federico
Journal of Structural Engineering, ISSN 0733-9445, 05/2015, Volume 141, Issue 5, p. 4014132
AbstractMasonry arch structures, and, more generally, vaulted structures, are traditionally assessed using a well-established approach, such as linear... 
Technical Papers | Fracturing process | Masonry arch stability | Fracture mechanics | Arch structures | Concrete and masonry structures | Mosca Bridge | Crack opening and closure | Arches | Cracking | Masonry | MODEL | CRACK | Bridges | BEAM | ENGINEERING, CIVIL | CONSTRUCTION & BUILDING TECHNOLOGY | Italy | Strength of materials | Research
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12. Full Text Isogeometric shape optimization of high RCC gravity dams with functionally graded partition structure considering hydraulic fracturing
by Zhang, Jinrui and Zhang, Mengxi and Li, Mingchao and Shen, Yang
Engineering Structures, ISSN 0141-0296, 01/2019, Volume 179, pp. 341 - 352
The seepage and cracking problems are always the key factors threatening the safety of RCC gravity dams. To improve the overall performance of the dam, a new... 
Isogeometric analysis | Heuristic optimization algorithm | Functionally graded partition structure | RCC gravity dam | Hydraulic fracturing | DESIGN | ALGORITHM | PLATES | CONCRETE | FLOW | CRACKS | ELEMENT | ENGINEERING, CIVIL | Algorithms | Numerical analysis | Dams | Oil wells | Analysis | Concrete | Hydraulic measurements | Mathematical optimization | Seepage | Gravity dams | Fracture mechanics | Shape optimization | Water flow | Optimization | Cracking (fracturing) | Design optimization | Design | Design engineering | Partitions | Safety engineering | Hydraulic engineering | Dam safety | Functionally gradient materials | Mathematical models | Material properties | Computer simulation | Mechanical properties | Permeability | Construction costs | Computer applications | Cost analysis
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13. Full Text Impact of cooling on fracturing process of granite after high-speed heating
by Wang, Fei and Konietzky, Heinz and Frühwirt, Thomas and Li, Yawei and Dai, Yajie
International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, ISSN 1365-1609, 01/2020, Volume 125, p. 104155
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14. Full Text Quasi-static fracturing in double-flawed specimens under uniaxial loading: the role of strain rate
by Zhang, Jian-Zhi and Zhou, Xiao-Ping and Zhu, Jia-Yi and Xian, Chao and Wang, Yun-Teng
International Journal of Fracture, ISSN 0376-9429, 5/2018, Volume 211, Issue 1, pp. 75 - 102
Mechanical properties and cracking behaviors of flaw-weakened rock mass are distinguishably influenced by the quasi-static strain rate. Such advanced knowledge... 
Materials Science | Quasi-static fracture | Flaw-contained material | Peridynamics (PD) | Classical Mechanics | Civil Engineering | Characterization and Evaluation of Materials | Automotive Engineering | Cracking process | Mechanical Engineering | Strain rate | MESHFREE METHOD | MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY | CRACK COALESCENCE BEHAVIOR | ROCK-LIKE SPECIMENS | DEFORMATION | 2 UNPARALLEL FISSURES | MECHANICS | MULTIPLE FLAWS | MECHANICAL-BEHAVIOR | NUMERICAL-SIMULATION | BRITTLE SANDSTONE | PROPAGATION | Analysis | Numerical analysis | Stress concentration | Fracture mechanics | Computer simulation | Flawed specimens | Mechanical properties | Arrays | Rock masses | Cracking (fracturing) | Crack initiation | Tips
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15. Full Text Modeling of hydraulic fracturing using a porous-media phase-field approach with reference to experimental data
by Heider, Yousef and Reiche, Sönke and Siebert, Philipp and Markert, Bernd
Engineering Fracture Mechanics, ISSN 0013-7944, 10/2018, Volume 202, pp. 116 - 134
The underlying study introduces a numerical modeling framework and a comparison with experimental data of hydraulic fracture in dense low-permeable brittle... 
Porous media | Phase-field model | Enhanced geothermal systems | Hydraulic fracturing | Rock fracturing experiment | ENERGY | FLUID-FLOW | IMPLEMENTATION | BRITTLE-FRACTURE | GRADIENT | DAMAGE | MECHANICS | SOLIDS | PROPAGATION | Models | Numerical analysis | Permeability | Oil wells | Analysis | Boundary value problems | Deformation | Fracture mechanics | Computational fluid dynamics | Computer simulation | Brittle fracture | Fluid flow | Two dimensional models | Cracking (fracturing) | Finite element method | Simulation | Robustness (mathematics) | Mathematical analysis | Energy conservation | Mathematical models | Finite element analysis | Numerical prediction | Three dimensional models
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16. Full Text Fracturing a dysfunctional Edwards Perimount bioprosthetic valve to facilitate percutaneous valve‐in‐valve placement of SAPIEN 3 valve with modified delivery system
by Shahanavaz, Shabana and Rockefeller, Toby and Nicolas, Ramzi and Balzer, David
Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, ISSN 1522-1946, 01/2018, Volume 91, Issue 1, pp. 81 - 85
Pulmonary valve replacement via surgical implantation of a bioprosthetic valve (BPV) is a well‐established treatment for patients with dysfunctional RV outflow... 
transcatheter valve implantation | percutaneous intervention | congential heart disease | adults | pulmonary valve disease | REPLACEMENT | CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS | PULMONARY POSITION | CRACKING | IMPLANTATION | EXPERIENCE | Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation - instrumentation | Radiography, Interventional | Pulmonary Valve - physiopathology | Heart Defects, Congenital - surgery | Pulmonary Valve - diagnostic imaging | Heart Valve Prosthesis | Humans | Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation - methods | Bioprosthesis | Treatment Outcome | Prosthesis Design | Cardiac Catheterization - instrumentation | Pulmonary Valve - surgery | Balloon Valvuloplasty | Prosthesis Failure | Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation - adverse effects | Adolescent | Cardiac Catheterization - methods | Female | Heart Defects, Congenital - physiopathology | Valves | Heart diseases | Surgical implants | Therapy | Fracture mechanics | Placement | Surgery | Feasibility studies | Implantation | Outflow | Patients | Morbidity | Cracking (fracturing) | Balloons
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