A Fully Coupled Hydro-Mechanical Phase-Field Model for Hydraulic Fracture Initiation and Complex Propagation in Porous Rock Media
Hydraulic fracturing in low-permeability porous rocks involves strong interactions between rock deformation, pore fluid transport, and progressive fracture damage. In this study, a hydro-mechanical phase-field model was developed to investigate hydraulic fracture evolution in saturated porous media. Biot poroelasticity...