Technical Papers and Presentations

Modeling of fractured porous media systems is currently of high interest in various academic and applied fields, mainly in the geological and material sciences. The very different scales of the region of an application case on the larger end and the fracture on the lower end pose a ... Read More

Mechanical simulation at one pair of asperity contact has been conducted using the COMSOL Multiphysics® software and the Structural Mechanics Module to study the sliding friction of rock fractures surface as real fracture surface contact slides driven by pressure solution. The evolving ... Read More

This paper proposes a solution method using piezoelectric sensors to detect an anomaly, such as a deformation caused by a crack or fracture, in a pipeline. COMSOL Multiphysics, a simulation software, is used to induce anomalies of different magnitudes to a pipe and record the data from ... Read More

Overpressure-driven hydrofracture zones are pipe-like structures and widespreadly develop in sedimentary basins worldwide. They have the ability to penetrate vertically for multiple kilometers, acting as pathways for fluid on the basin scale. When the hydrofracture zone penetrates the ... Read More

Even though failure due to the presence of flaws, inclusions, cracks or crack like defects has been observed in structural components operated under magnetic fields. The creation of the ferrous man-made structures, however, the formulations of various fracture theories and the ... Read More

When treating fractures of the accessory carpal bones in horses, it is important to understand the forces that implants (screws and plates) must withstand. The etiology of the fracture is not fully understood, but their high incidence during exercise suggests a relation to biomechanical ... Read More

The study of bentonite erosion mechanisms in fractures is a problem of maximum interest to understand the long-term performance of the engineered barrier in deep geological repositories of spent nuclear fuel. In this context, erosion due to shear by seeping water, sedimentation due to ... Read More

In applications like nuclear reactors or particle accelerators, mechanical components near a source of radiation develop radiation damage. This typically means a change in tensile properties and fracture toughness, which depends on the radiation dose (commonly measured in ‘displacements ... Read More

Computational tools based on the finite element method have been used extensively to develop solutions for elastic and elastic-plastic fracture mechanics problems. This work uses a small-scale yielding model to compare results developed from COMSOL Multiphysics® with another finite ... Read More

The formulation of bimodular stress field is based on stress dependent elasticity and the simulations have been carried out using commercial finite element software COMSOL Multiphysics® software. The complexity of the problem is enhanced due to adding bimodular stress field in the ... Read More