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Experimental investigation of the effects of heterogeneity and geostress difference on the 3D growth and distribution of hydrofracturing cracks in unconventional reservoir rocks

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Geotechnical Engineering, Rock Testing, Engineering +10

An experimental investigation into hydraulic fracture propagation under different applied stresses in tight sands using acoustic emissions

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Geotechnical Engineering, Stress Wave, Engineering +7

Laboratory In Situ CT Observation of the Evolution of 3D Fracture Networks in Coal Subjected to Confining Pressures and Axial Compressive Loads: A Novel Approach

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Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering +10