Research and Applications in Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation – Zingoni (Ed.)
© 2013 Taylor & Francis Group, London, ISBN 978-1-138-00061-2
A coupled local-nonlocal framework for modeling hydraulic
fracturing in the Karoo
D.Z. Turner
Department of Civil Engineering, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
ABSTRACT: This work presents a new computational framework for modeling hydraulic fracturing with the
following features: a non-local representation of solid mechanics in which cracks are naturally part of the solution,
a locally mass conserving, edge-based finite element model for flow and transport, and a general local-nonlocal
coupling that includes loosely and strongly coupled algorithms.This framework is capable