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Cementing failure of the casing-cement-rock interfaces during hydraulic fracturing

  • Zhu, Hai Y.;Deng, Jin G.;Zhao, Jun;Zhao, Hu;Liu, Hai L.;Wang, Teng
    • Computers and Concrete
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    • v.14 no.1
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    • pp.91-107
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    • 2014
  • Using the principle of damage mechanics, zero-thickness pore pressure cohesive elements (PPCE) are used to simulate the casing-cement interface (CCI) and cement-rock interface (CRI). The traction-separation law describes the emergence and propagation of the PPCE. Mohr-coulomb criteria determines the elastic and plastic condition of cement sheath and rock. The finite element model (FEM) of delamination fractures emergence and propagation along the casing-cement-rock (CCR) interfaces during hydraulic fracturing is established, and the emergence and propagation of fractures along the wellbore axial and circumferential direction are simulated. Regadless of the perforation angle (the angle between the perforation and the max. horizontal principle stress), mirco-annulus will be produced alonge the wellbore circumferential direction when the cementation strength of the CCI and the CRI is less than the rock tensile strength; the delamination fractures are hard to propagate along the horizontal wellbore axial direction; emergence and propagation of delamination fractures are most likely produced on the shallow formation when the in-situ stresses are lower; the failure mode of cement sheath in the deep well is mainly interfaces seperation and body damange caused by cement expansion and contraction, or pressure testing and well shut-in operations.

Reconstruction of the orbital wall using superior orbital rim osteotomy in a patient with a superior orbital wall fracture

  • Heo, Jae Jin;Chong, Ji-Hun;Han, Jeong Joon;Jung, Seunggon;Kook, Min-Suk;Oh, Hee-Kyun;Park, Hong-Ju
    • Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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    • v.40
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    • pp.42.1-42.5
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    • 2018
  • Background: Fractures of the orbital wall are mainly caused by traffic accidents, assaults, and falls and generally occur in men aged between 20 and 40 years. Complications that may occur after an orbital fracture include diplopia and decreased visual acuity due to changes in orbital volume, ocular depression due to changes in orbital floor height, and exophthalmos. If surgery is delayed too long, tissue adhesion will occur, making it difficult to improve ophthalmologic symptoms. Thus, early diagnosis and treatment are important. Fractures of the superior orbital wall are often accompanied by skull fractures. Most of these patients are unable to perform an early ocular evaluation due to neurosurgery and treatment. These patients are more likely to show tissue adhesion, making it difficult to properly dissect the tissue for wall reconstruction during surgery. Case presentation: This report details a case of superior orbital wall reconstruction using superior orbital rim osteotomy in a patient with a superior orbital wall fracture involving severe tissue adhesion. Three months after reconstruction, there were no significant complications. Conclusion: In a patient with a superior orbital wall fracture, our procedure is helpful in securing the visual field and in delamination of the surrounding tissue.

An Experimental Study on the Shear Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Beams Strengthened with Slit Type Steel Plates (Slit형(形) 강판으로 보강(補强)한 철근콘크리트 보의 전단거동에 관한 실험연구)

  • Lee, Choon-Ho;Shim, Jong-Seok;Kwon, Ki-Hyuk
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Hazard Mitigation
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    • v.8 no.4
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    • pp.1-8
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    • 2008
  • RC beam of existing structures often encounter shear problems for various reasons. The shear failure of RC beam is sudden and brittle. Strengthening technique jacketing with external bonding of steel plates(or CFRP and CFS) with epoxy is many use to in practice. This study presents test results on strengthening shear deficient RC beams by external bonding of slit type steel plates. Test parameters are width, interval, length, thickness and angle of slit in steel plates. The purpose was to evaluate the reinforcing effects, failure modes and shear capacities for RC beams of strengthened with various slit type steel plates. The test result confirmed that all slit steel plates improved the stiffness and strength of the specimens significantly. Failure modes of SV series and SD series showed shear fractures and flexure fractures at ultimate state respectively. SD series were ductile rather than SV series.

A Study on the Fracture Behavior of Laminated Carbon/Epoxy Composite by Acoustic Emission (음향방출법을 이용한 적층복합재료의 파괴거동 연구)

  • Oh, Jin-Soo;Woo, Chang-Ki;Rhee, Zhang-Kyu
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Technology Engineers
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    • v.19 no.3
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    • pp.326-333
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    • 2010
  • In this study, DAQ and TRA modules were applied to the CFRP single specimen testing method using AE. A method for crack identification in CFRP specimens based on k-mean clustering and wavelet transform analysis are presented. Mode I on DCB under vertical loading and mode II on 3-points ENF testing under share loading have been carried out, thereafter k-mean method for clustering AE data and wavelet transition method per amplitude have been applied to investigate characteristics of interfacial fracture in CFRP composite. It was found that the fracture mechanism of Carbon/Epoxy Composite to estimate of different type of fractures such as matrix(epoxy resin) cracking, delamination and fiber breakage same as AE amplitude distribution using a AE frequency analysis. In conclusion, the presented results provide a foundation for using wavelet analysis as efficient crack detection tool. The advantage of using wavelet analysis is that local features in a displacement response signal can be identified with a desired resolution, provided that the response signal to be analyzed picks up the perturbations caused by the presence of the crack.