Many reservoirs consist of fully saturated rock masses containing a very complex natural fracture network. In such cases a decrease in the fracture fluid pressure reduces its aperture due to an increase in the effective ...

The presence of natural fractures in a porous medium strongly influences the fluid flow path. The complex geometric characteristics of the fracture network create preferential channels that change the permeability of the ...

In the present work, the effect of composition and related morphology on the fracture behavior of LLDPE/PP blends was thoroughly investigated. Fracture behaviors evaluated under quasi-static loading conditions and different ...

Dental interfaces are subject to mixed-mode loading. This study provides practical guidance for determining interfacial fracture toughness of dental ceramic systems. We address interfacial fracture of a composite resin ...

The tensile fracture and failure behaviour of jute cloth (25 wt.%) reinforced polypropylene (PP) composites were studied as a function of certain interface modification procedures. The latter covered esterification of the ...

The fracture behavior of biodegradable fiber-reinforced composites as a function of fiber content under different loading conditions was investigated. Composites with different fiber content, ranging from 5 to 20 wt%, were ...

In this work, the deformation and fracture behavior of a commercial vinylester resin reinforced with fly ash was investigated. Tensile, compressive and fracture tests were performed on the matrix and the composites with ...