A phase-field modeling approach of hydraulic fracture in saturated porous media

Y Heider, B Markert - Mechanics Research Communications, 2017 - Elsevier
Continuum porous media theories, extended by a diffusive phase-field modeling (PFM)
approach, introduce a convenient and efficient tool to the simulation of hydraulic fracture in …

An improved semi-implicit material point method for simulating large deformation problems in saturated geomaterials

WH Yuan, H Zheng, X Zheng, B Wang… - Computers and …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study presents an improved semi-implicit MPM formulation for coupled large
deformation problems in geotechnics based on the fractional step method. The main …

A phase-field approach embedded in the theory of porous media for the description of dynamic hydraulic fracturing

W Ehlers, C Luo - Computer methods in applied mechanics and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Hydraulic fracturing is a big issue in the exploitation of oil and gas resources as well as in
the production of heat in deep geothermal energy plants. Investigating hydraulic fracturing …

A semi-implicit material point method for coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical simulation of saturated porous media in large deformation

J Yu, J Zhao, W Liang, S Zhao - Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics …, 2024 - Elsevier
The coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical (THM) response of liquid-infiltrated porous media
underpins the safe operation and maintenance of key engineering infrastructure …

A semi‐implicit material point method based on fractional‐step method for saturated soil

S Kularathna, W Liang, T Zhao… - … for Numerical and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In this paper, a new formulation of material point method (MPM) to model coupled soil
deformation and pore fluid flow problems is presented within the framework of the theory of …

Experimental study and numerical modeling of the thermo-hydro-mechanical processes in soil freezing with different frost penetration directions

AH Sweidan, K Niggemann, Y Heider, M Ziegler… - Acta Geotechnica, 2022 - Springer
This research work presents an experimental and numerical study of the coupled thermo-
hydro-mechanical (THM) processes that occur during soil freezing. With focusing on the …

Two-phase PFEM with stable nodal integration for large deformation hydromechanical coupled geotechnical problems

YF Jin, ZY Yin - Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The node-based strain smoothed particle finite element method (NS-PFEM) has a high level
of computational efficiency. However, it has not yet been extended to hydromechanical …

Dynamic analysis of large deformation problems in saturated porous media by smoothed particle finite element method

WH Yuan, JX Zhu, K Liu, W Zhang, BB Dai… - Computer Methods in …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study presents a new formulation of smoothed particle finite element method (SPFEM)
for dynamic problems in two-phase saturated porous media. A node integration method is …

A phase field framework for capillary-induced fracture in unsaturated porous media: Drying-induced vs. hydraulic cracking

Y Heider, WC Sun - Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and …, 2020 - Elsevier
This manuscript introduces a unified mathematical framework to replicate both desiccation-
induced and hydraulic fracturing in low-permeable unsaturated porous materials observed …

A unified water/ice kinematics approach for phase-field thermo-hydro-mechanical modeling of frost action in porous media

AH Sweidan, Y Heider, B Markert - Computer Methods in Applied …, 2020 - Elsevier
This research work introduces a novel phase-field thermo-hydro-mechanical (P-THM)
modeling approach that allows to deeply understand and model the freezing–thawing cyclic …