Experimental and Numerical Investigation on Hydraulic Fracture Propagation Law of Composite Rock Materials considering the Disturbing Stress Effect

Figure 8

Hydraulic fracture morphology: (a) top view of the fracturing test block; (b) front view of fracturing test block; (c) simulated fracture diagram; (d) hydraulic fracture morphology of homogeneous rock [49].

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