... hydraulic fractures and the inherent microstructures of rock. The numerical model is calibrated with experimental results of the Pocheon granite, and verified by the reference solution for a plane strain KGD hydraulic fracture. The simulation results indicate that mineral distributions and the strength...

... ABSTRACT: Granitic rocks constitute many of geothermal energy plays and host candidate for future underground nuclear waste storage facilities. However, producing hot fluids or injecting cold fluids into geothermal reservoirs or storing hot decaying radioactive material will generate temperature...