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Complexity of fluid flow in a rough fracture is induced by the complex configurations of opening areas between the fracture planes. In this study, we model fluid flow in an evolvable real rock joint structure, which under certain normal…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2011-03-08 H. Ghaffari , A. Nabovati , M. Sharifzadeh , R. P. Young

We have developed different network approaches to analyze complex patterns of frictional interfaces (contact area developments). Network theory is a fundamental tool for the modern understanding of complex systems in which, by a simple…

General Physics · Physics 2012-01-04 H. O. Ghaffari , R. P. Young

Fluid injection and production cause changes in reservoir pressure, which result in deformations in the subsurface. This phenomenon is particularly important in reservoirs with abundant fractures and faults because the induced slip and…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2020-08-19 I. Shovkun , T. Garipov , H. A. Tchelepi

We propose a novel stochastic network model, called Fractal Gaussian Network (FGN), that embodies well-defined and analytically tractable fractal structures. Such fractal structures have been empirically observed in diverse applications.…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2022-01-14 Subhroshekhar Ghosh , Krishnakumar Balasubramanian , Xiaochuan Yang

This paper proposes the fine-grained traffic prediction task (e.g. interval between data points is 1 minute), which is essential to traffic-related downstream applications. Under this setting, traffic flow is highly influenced by traffic…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-06-21 Zhanyu Liu , Chumeng Liang , Guanjie Zheng , Hua Wei

Phase-field modeling reformulates fracture problems as energy minimization problems and enables a comprehensive characterization of the fracture process, including crack nucleation, propagation, merging, and branching, without relying on…

Computational Physics · Physics 2025-04-15 Elham Kiyani , Manav Manav , Nikhil Kadivar , Laura De Lorenzis , George Em Karniadakis

The simulation of discrete karst networks presents a significant challenge due to the complexity of the physicochemical processes occurring within various geological and hydrogeological contexts over extended periods. This complex interplay…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2025-06-12 Dany Lauzon , Julien Straubhaar , Philippe Renard

Faults and geological barriers can drastically affect the flow patterns in porous media. Such fractures can be modeled as interfaces that interact with the surrounding matrix. We propose a new technique for the estimation of the location…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2016-10-24 Hend Ben Ameur , Guy Chavent , Cheikh Fatma , François Clément , Vincent Martin , Jean E. Roberts

The last decade has seen a strong increase of research into flows in fractured porous media, mainly related to subsurface processes, but also in materials science and biological applications. Connected fractures totally dominate…

Geophysics · Physics 2018-05-16 Inga Berre , Florian Doster , Eirik Keilegavlen

This paper presents a dedicated Deep Neural Network (DNN) architecture that reconstructs space-time traffic speeds on freeways given sparse data. The DNN is constructed in such a way, that it learns heterogeneous congestion patterns using a…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-04-21 Felix Rempe , Philipp Franeck , Klaus Bogenberger

Faster pathfinding in time-dependent transport networks is an important and challenging problem in navigation systems. There are two main types of transport networks: road networks for car driving and public transport route network. The…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2024-10-24 Andrii Rohovyi , Peter J. Stuckey , Toby Walsh

We propose a learning-augmented framework for accelerating max-flow computation and image segmentation by integrating Graph Neural Networks (GNNs) with the Ford-Fulkerson algorithm. Rather than predicting initial flows, our method learns…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-04-24 Eleanor Wiesler , Trace Baxley

We present a numerical approximation of Darcy's flow through a porous medium that incorporates networks of fractures with non empty intersection. Our scheme employs PolyDG methods, i.e. discontinuous Galerkin methods on general polygonal…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-12-10 Paola Francesca Antonietti , Chiara Facciolà , Marco Verani

Traffic prediction is a critical component of intelligent transportation systems, enabling applications such as congestion mitigation and accident risk prediction. While recent research has explored both graph-based and grid-based…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-09-22 Hyeonseok Jin , Geonmin Kim , Kyungbaek Kim

Deep learning methods for graphs achieve remarkable performance on many node-level and graph-level prediction tasks. However, despite the proliferation of the methods and their success, prevailing Graph Neural Networks (GNNs) neglect…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2020-11-10 Emily Alsentzer , Samuel G. Finlayson , Michelle M. Li , Marinka Zitnik

Building upon [1], this study aims to introduce fractal geometry into graph theory, and to establish a potential theoretical foundation for complex networks. Specifically, we employ the method of substitution to create and explore…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2024-05-29 Nero Ziyu Li

The simulation of microcirculatory blood flow in realistic vascular architectures poses significant challenges due to the multiscale nature of the problem and the topological complexity of capillary networks. In this work, we propose a…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-12-12 Paolo Botta , Piermario Vitullo , Thomas Ventimiglia , Andreas Linninger , Paolo Zunino

Discrete dislocation dynamics (DDD) is a widely employed computational method to study plasticity at the mesoscale that connects the motion of dislocation lines to the macroscopic response of crystalline materials. However, the…

Materials Science · Physics 2023-05-24 Nicolas Bertin , Fei Zhou

This paper is concerned with the numerical solution of compressible fluid flow in a fractured porous medium. The fracture represents a fast pathway (i.e., with high permeability) and is modeled as a hypersurface embedded in the porous…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-02-15 Phuoc-Toan Huynh , Yanzhao Cao , Thi-Thao-Phuong Hoang

Detecting and localizing leakages is a significant challenge for the efficient and sustainable management of water distribution networks (WDN). Leveraging the inherent graph structure of WDNs, recent approaches have used graph-based…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-08-07 Zepeng Zhang , Olga Fink