Abstract
The FRACOD code is based on Boundary Element Method principles. It utilizes the Displacement Discontinuity Method (DDM), one of the three commonly used boundary element methods. In the FRACOD code, a fracture criterion, the F-criterion, is incorporated into the numerical method for simulating fracture propagation. This chapter describes the numerical method DDM, the F-criterion and modelling the initiation and propagation of fractures.
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Shen, B., Stephansson, O., Rinne, M. (2014). Numerical Method. In: Modelling Rock Fracturing Processes. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6904-5_3
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