3 papers
math.NA2021
A stabilized mixed finite element scheme for frictional contact mechanics and shear failure analyses in deformable media with crossing fractures
Luyu Wang, Cornelis Vuik, Hadi Hajibeygi
Simulation of frictional contact and shear failure of fractures in fractured media is of paramount important in computational mechanics. In this work, a preconditioned mixed-finite…
cs.CE2020
Geomechanical simulation of energy storage in salt formations
Kishan Ramesh Kumar, Artur A. Makhmutov, Christopher J. Spiers +1
A promising option for storing large-scale quantities of green gases (e.g., hydrogen) is in subsurface rock salt caverns. The mechanical performance of salt caverns utilized for lo…
physics.comp-ph2020
Multiscale Extended Finite Element Method for Deformable Fractured Porous Media
Fanxiang Xu, Hadi Hajibeygi, Lambertus J. Sluys
Deformable fractured porous media appear in many geoscience applications. While the extended finite element (XFEM) has been successfully developed within the computational mechanic…