Modelling Fracture Sealing (VeinGrowth)

Janos Urai, Simon Virgo, Max Arndt

Structural Geology, RWTH Aachen

Motivation:

• develop transmitted light vein growth cell to allow deformation during fracture
• carry out systematic series of experiments to quantify the parameters controlling vein microstructure

   
In-situ fracture sealing experiment (Hilgers and Urai)