Browsing by Author "Huppert, HE"
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Experimental exploration of fluid-driven cracks in brittle hydrogels
O'Keeffe, Niall; Huppert, HE; Linden, Paul Frederick (Cambridge University PressJournal of Fluid Mechanics, 2018-06-10)Hydraulic fracturing is a procedure by which a fracture is initiated and propagates due to pressure (hydraulic loading) applied by a fluid introduced inside the fracture. In this study we focus on a crack driven by an ...