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Table 2 Values of the prescribed initial crack width and the crack opening rates for three different cases

From: Modeling fracture cementation processes in calcite limestone: a phase-field study

Cases

Initial crack width

Crack opening rate (COR)

Slow opening rate

\(100\Delta x\)

\(\Delta x / 1000 \Delta t\)

Moderate opening rate

\(100\Delta x\)

\(\Delta x / 200 \Delta t\)

Fast opening rate

\(100\Delta x\)

\(\Delta x / 100 \Delta t\)