Engineers intentionally create parallel cracks during "fracking" to increase the permeability of rock for oil and gas extraction. The spacing between these fractures is carefully calculated to maximize the "fracture network" without causing structural instability.
When multiple cracks are situated near one another, their individual stress fields overlap. This phenomenon is primarily characterized by two competing effects: parallel crack
The distribution of primary and secondary parallel cracks is often used as a stability indicator for workface walls in underground mines. Behavior Under Cyclic Loading parallel crack
