Bruno Gonçalves da Silva

Laboratory hydraulic fracturing of granite: Acoustic emission observations and interpretation

Bing Q. Li, Bruno Gonçalves da Silva, Herbert H. Einstein · Engineering Fracture Mechanics · 2019 · 111 citations

Rock Testing, Hydraulic Fracturing, Engineering +6

Modeling of crack initiation, propagation and coalescence in rocks

Bruno Gonçalves da Silva, Herbert H. Einstein · International Journal of Fracture · 2013 · 77 citations · Full text

Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Geomechanics +4

Physical processes involved in the laboratory hydraulic fracturing of granite: Visual observations and interpretation

Bruno Gonçalves da Silva, Herbert H. Einstein · Engineering Fracture Mechanics · 2018 · 66 citations

Geotechnical Engineering, Hydraulic Fracturing, Engineering +10

Finite Element study of fracture initiation in flaws subject to internal fluid pressure and vertical stress

Bruno Gonçalves da Silva, Herbert H. Einstein · International Journal of Solids and Structures · 2014 · 34 citations

Engineering, Vertical Stress, Mechanics +12

Influence of the Effective Vertical Stresses on Hydraulic Fracture Initiation Pressures in Shale and Engineered Geothermal Systems Explorations

G. S. Gunarathna, Bruno Gonçalves da Silva · Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering · 2019 · 18 citations

Geotechnical Engineering, Effective Vertical Stresses, Hydraulic Fracturing +5