Microscopic Stress Sensitivity Analysis with In Situ SEM Study and Digital Core Deformation Simulation

Figure 6

A schematic diagram of simulation deformation with the erosion method: the red dotted line in (b, c) indicates the pore edge before deformation, and the blue arrow indicates the loading direction.

(a) Circular pore before deformation

(b) Simulation of uniaxial loading

(c) Simulation of confining loading