Abstract: Fracture–vug carbonate formations are significant oil and gas reservoirs in China, Middle East, and North America. During development, it is required to connect between hydraulic fracture and as many vugs as possible which ...

Abstract: In this study the authors diagnose the sources for the contiguous U.S. seasonal forecast skill that are related to sea surface temperature (SST) variations using a combination of dynamical and empirical methods. The dynamical ...

Abstract: This paper proposes an anisotropic plasticity model to address the effect of consolidation conditions on the responses of soils within the framework of the anisotropic critical state theory (ACST). Double-yield surfaces ...

Abstract: The preshearing history of soil is a prominent factor governing its mechanical behavior at various loading conditions. An experimental program was developed to study the effects of preshearing at drained compression and ...