In order to determine fracture parameters of the body and fracture conditions, stress and strain fields in the crack zone should be precisely calculated, especially near the crack tip. These goals can be achieved by performing experiments which are very complicated and expensive. More efficient numerical finite element and boundary element methods yielding the reliable data faster than experiments are usually used for practical calculations. A great number of classical analytical, experimental and numerical investigations are restricted to solving two-dimensional problems by making different assumptions. The results may be uncertain when three-dimensional state is simplified to two-dimensional one. Therefore, it is very important to study the effect of this simplification, in other words, to investigate the influence of three-dimensionality. The dissertation research belongs to the area of numerical fracture mechanics.

In order to determine fracture parameters of the body and fracture conditions, stress and strain fields in the crack zone should be precisely calculated, especially near the crack tip. These goals can be achieved by performing experiments which are very complicated and expensive. More efficient numerical finite element and boundary element methods yielding the reliable data faster than experiments are usually used for practical calculations. A great number of classical analytical, experimental and numerical investigations are restricted to solving two-dimensional problems by making different assumptions. The results may be uncertain when three-dimensional state is simplified to two-dimensional one. Therefore, it is very important to study the effect of this simplification, in other words, to investigate the influence of three-dimensionality. The dissertation research belongs to the area of numerical fracture mechanics.

Vakarų Lietuvoje aptikus padidėjusį šilumos srautą, imta domėtis geoterminės energetikos perspektyvomis. Išmatavus geoterminės anomalijos zonos savybes pastebėta, kad šioje zonoje vyraujantis šilumos srautas yra dvigubai didesnis, nei likusioje Lietuvos teritorijoje ir yra dvigubai didesnis už vidutinį rytų Europos šilumos srautą, o aukštesnės nei 150 ºC temperatūros yra pasiekiamos kristalinio pamato uolienose. Pirminiai geoterminės anomalijos parametrai yra nustatomi geofizinių ir geocheminių metodų pagalba. Kiti parametrai – gręžinio eksploatacijos metu. Šių parametrų ţinojimas nulemia tolimesnę patobulintos geoterminės sistemos (Enhanced geothermal system, EGS) kūrimą. Aukšto slėgio geoterminis skystis spaudžiamas į porėtą uoliena, sąveikauja su ją sudarančiais mineralais ir deformuoja ją hidrosuplėšymo metu, taip praplėsdamas ir atverdamas naujus plyšius. Ši technologija yra vadinama stimuliuota sausų uolienų geoterminė sistema (Hot dry rock, HDR). Šių sistemų tikslas yra poţeminio šilumokaičio sukūrimas, pumpuojant aukšto slėgio vandens srautą į kristalinį pamatą. Taip formuojamas stimuliuotų plyšių koridorius, kuriuo cirkuliuoja gręžiniais pumpuojamas vanduo. / The geothermal energetic was found interesting for an anomalous heat flow at the west Lithuanian that is the most intense in a whole East European Platform. A higher temperature than 150 ºC is available in crystal basement at Lithuania at less than 5 km depth. To measure basic parameters of geothermal anomaly, geophysical and geochemical methods are applied. The other measurements are taken at the moment of hydrocirculation. Knowledge of these parameters will be used for the development and improvement of the enhanced geothermal system (EGS). High pressured water geothermal fluid is pumped into the rock in purpose to open old and create new cracks and fractures by exceeding rock compressive stress. For this reason there was created hot dry rock (HDR) system. The main goal of this system is to create a geothermal reservoir by pumping high pressure water flow into the rock. This way water circulates in enhanced geothermal system through the tunnel of fractures.