Elastic-Plastic-Damaged Zones around a Deep Circular Wellbore under Non-Uniform Loading

Wellbores are largely constructed during coal mining, shale gas production, and geothermal exploration. Studying the shape and size of the disturbed zone in surrounding rock is of great significance for wellbore stability control. In this paper, a theoretical model for elastic-plastic-damage analysi...

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Main Authors: Xiaoji Shang, Zhizhen Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-02-01
Series:Symmetry
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/12/2/323