Abstract: A one-dimensional gas-flow drives a wedge-shaped fracture into a linearly elastic, impermeable half space which is in uniform compression, σ∞ , at infinity. Under a constant driving pressure, ...

Abstract: A one-dimensional isothermal flow is induced by a step change in the pressure at the boundary of a semi-infinite medium. The early flow is inertia-dominated, in accordance with Ergun’s equation, ...

Abstract: The tool design problem of electrochemical machining (ECM) is formulated by the inverted approach in which the spatial coordinates are treated as the dependent variables on the plane of the ...

Abstract: Similarity solutions are derived for the transient two-dimensional flow of a gas or liquid along an isolated fracture in a permeable medium. The driving pressure at the fracture inlet is ...

Abstract: Generalized integral formulas based on the weight-function technique are used to calculate stress intensity and opening displacements for planar or axisymmetric fractures emanating from a cylindrical ...