Research Article

Study of SCA-Induced Rock Crack Propagation under Different Stress Conditions Using a Modified Cohesive Element Method

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(a) The variations of crack length with increasing SCA expansion pressure under different bidirectional isobaric stress fields. (b) Variations of crack initiation pressure P0 and the slope of P-l linear fits al as confining stress increases.
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