Article citationsMore>>

Kong, L., Ranjith, P.G. and Li, B.Q. (2021) Fluid-Driven Micro-Cracking Behaviour of Crystalline Rock Using a Coupled Hydro-Grain-Based Discrete Element Method. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 144, Article 104766.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrmms.2021.104766

has been cited by the following article:

• TITLE: Study of Injection Rate on Fracture Network Complexity during Hydraulic Fracturing: Experimental Insights from Concrete, Sandstone and Bituminous Coal

  AUTHORS: Tresphord Chishimba, Weiguo Liang, Ngambua Ngambua Rene, Irfan Ahmad Butt

  KEYWORDS: Hydraulic Fracturing, Injection Rate, Fracture Propagation, Fluid Viscosity, Fracture Complexity

  JOURNAL NAME: Engineering, Vol.18 No.5, May 8, 2026

  ABSTRACT: This study examines the influence of injection rate on fracture development during hydraulic fracturing using water as the fracturing fluid. Laboratory experiments were performed on concrete, low-permeability sandstone, and brittle bituminous coal over a broad range of injection rates. The results indicate that both low (