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    Numerical Modeling of Formation Damage Due to Filtrate Invasion into the Formation During Drilling Operations in Vertical and Horizontal Wells

    , M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology Khalili, Sajad (Author) ; Ghazanfari, Mohammad Hossein (Supervisor)
    Abstract
    Formation damage in oil and gas wells is mainly induced by drilling operations. Filtrate and particle invasion into formation as the sources of this damage caused serious problems, e.g. reduction of production rates. Therefore numerical modeling of this phenomenon helps us to better understand the process, and as a result, control and reduce formation damage associated with this impairment. In this research, a model to estimate the invasion depth and damage of mud filtrate from water-based mud is presented. Filtrate invasion into the formation is investigated by convection-diffusion equation with regard to dispersion term. The invasion depth is obtained from mud filtrate profile in the... 

    Scouring Contol by Submerged Vanes at 90° Open-Channel Junctions

    , M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology Kazemi, Fatemeh (Author) ; Borghei, Mahmoud (Supervisor)
    Abstract
    In this study, the effect of submerged vanes on the bed scouring and deposition pattern at a 90̊ open-channel junction was investigated. First, the bed formation without submerged vanes were studied under the effect of hydraulic variables like the discharge ratio of tributary to main channel and the ratio of mean approach velocity to the threshold velocity. The results show that scour holes enlarge with time while they move towards the downstream and the outer wall in the main channel. Also, by increasing the ratio of mean approach velocity to the threshold velocity about 0.5, the maximum scour depth occurred at the downstream junction corner with time. In the second stage, the proper vane... 

    Flexural Response Prediction of Concrete Beams Pre-Stressed with FRP Bars

    , M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology Momeni, Sajad (Author) ; Kazemi, Mohammad Taghi (Supervisor)
    Abstract
    Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) tendons are suitable to be used in concrete beams exposed to aggressive environments. This study proceeds the design and it presents the flexural capacity (in relation to the moment-curvature) for composite sections (reinforced with steel bars and pre-stressed FRP) rectangular, T-section which has been bent and broken. The failure is in attending with strain softening, stress hardening of fiber reinforced concrete (FRC) and reinforcing with steel bars and polymer. Using the predicted moment-curvature relationship, a numerical method is used to estimate the load deflection response at sample beams under concentrated and uniform loads. A parametric study will be... 

    Piping Dam Breach Physical and Numerical Modelling Evaluation

    , M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology Seyed Raoufi, Arian (Author) ; Jafarzadeh, Fardin (Supervisor)
    Abstract
    In past few centuries , dams have been always a crucial part of human life . Using dams for agriculture and supplying water for people , has made them a valuable asset for countries . So evaluating dam safety and dam breach properties is so important. This issue is a geotechnical , structural and hydrological matter. Safety of earth dams could be threatened due to dam body breach caused by overtopping or pipping, during heavy floods, strong ground motions or any structural damage or defection. As in previous studies , calculating the final geometrical breach properties and time of failure was the main goal , we tried to connect this characteristics and find the relation of time and breach...