A review on non-aqueous fracturing techniques in unconventional reservoirs

S Kalam, C Afagwu, J Al Jaberi, OM Siddig… - Journal of Natural Gas …, 2021 - Elsevier
Technical and environmental concerns, besides water conservation in remote areas, are
associated with the utilization of conventional water, oil, and polymer based fracturing …

Modelling the source of blasting for the numerical simulation of blast-induced ground vibrations: a review

D Ainalis, O Kaufmann, JP Tshibangu… - Rock mechanics and …, 2017 - Springer
The mining and construction industries have long been faced with considerable attention
and criticism in regard to the effects of blasting. The generation of ground vibrations is one of …

Damage evolution mechanisms of rock in deep tunnels induced by cut blasting

LX **e, WB Lu, QB Zhang, QH Jiang, GH Wang… - … and Underground Space …, 2016 - Elsevier
The method of cut blasting is widely used in tunnelling excavation, which concerns the
success in subsequent stop blasting and smooth blasting. Rock masses in deep tunnels are …

Three dimensional numerical rock damage analysis under blasting load

O Yilmaz, T Unlu - Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 2013 - Elsevier
In this study, the behaviour of rock mass subjected to blasting load is investigated using
three dimensional finite difference numerical modelling. In the analyses, Mohr-Coulomb …

Hybrid finite-discrete element modelling of dynamic fracture and resultant fragment casting and muck-piling by rock blast

HM An, HY Liu, H Han, X Zheng, XG Wang - Computers and Geotechnics, 2017 - Elsevier
A state-of-the-art review is conducted to highlight the fracture mechanism in rock blast and
advantages and limitations of various methods in modelling it. A hybrid finite-discrete …

An equivalent method for blasting vibration simulation

W Lu, J Yang, M Chen, C Zhou - Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory, 2011 - Elsevier
Due to the complicated blasting load, the diversified medium models and various
constitutive relations of the rock mass, and a huge job for simulating blasting of multiple …

Numerical investigation of blast-induced fractures in granite: insights from a hybrid LS-DYNA and UDEC grain-based discrete element method

C Pan, X Li, J Li, J Zhao - Geomechanics and Geophysics for Geo-Energy …, 2021 - Springer
The micro heterogeneities have a significant effect on the mechanical behaviour and failure
mode of brittle rocks. In order to study the influence of microstructure and micro-mechanical …

[HTML][HTML] Attenuation of rock blasting induced ground vibration in rock-soil interface

B Jayasinghe, Z Zhao, AGT Chee, H Zhou… - Journal of Rock …, 2019 - Elsevier
Blasting has been widely used in mining and construction industries for rock breaking. This
paper presents the results of a series of field tests conducted to investigate the ground wave …

An overview on advances in computational fracture mechanics of rock

M Mohammadnejad, H Liu, A Chan… - Geosystem …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Due to its complexities, rock fracturing process still poses many pressing challenges despite
intense research efforts. With the rapid development of computational mechanics, numerical …

New theory for the rock mass destruction by blasting

M Kononenko, O Khomenko - Mining of Mineral Deposits, 2021 - ir.nmu.org.ua
Purpose. To develop a new theory for the rocks destruction by blasting using a description of
the formation processes of zones with various mass state around the charging cavity …