feat: Enable aperture modifications without a full mechanics solver#3906

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feature/prescribedStressPath_constitutive

Commits on Oct 15, 2025

Submitting the latest version of the code that gives the expected result. A problem sample is defined in 'stressPathDrivenGeomechanics/'. The pressure and aperture data will be saved in the files '…
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Removing unnecessary files for this branch
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Commits on Oct 22, 2025

Adding unit test for the oedometric conditions. It still does not work as expected.
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Implementing the Barton-Bandis law version that computes the oedometric trajectory: BartonBandisStressPathDriven.
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Commits on Oct 29, 2025

Setting the stress computation as a private function; Exclusive UpdatePassThru function for our new constitutive law; Deleting commented function in FlowSolverBase; Using previous implementation of…
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Commits on Nov 4, 2025

Fracture aperture update implemented in the FlowSolverBase; Not compiling the new solver anymore;
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Commits on Nov 5, 2025

Creating input files
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Commits on Nov 7, 2025

Last commit before the pull request
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Commits on Dec 7, 2025

Adding simulation tests for comparisson with the analytical solution
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Commits on Feb 23, 2026

Adding sample file for testing and first version of the RST documenting files, deleting commented code lines.
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Commits on Feb 25, 2026

Changing the name of the two optional flags from the FlowSolverBase. Updating the RST documentation.
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Commits on Mar 12, 2026

Deleting unnecessary directory for compiling latex equation format in the RST documentation; Removing flag for updating stencils; Minor documentation update.
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Commits on Mar 19, 2026

Testing the constitutive law that relates permeability to pressure. The new fracture aperture is calculated internally, and it is not propagated to the aperture field. For now, the test requires th…
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Commits on Mar 26, 2026

Constitutive contact law for stress-path driven Barton-Bandis deleted. Replacing it by a constitutive relation for permeability. Updated aperture computed internally. Results still validated by ana…
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Commits on Apr 19, 2026

Reverting unused modifications
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Commits on Apr 24, 2026

Commits on May 23, 2026

Updating variable names of biot coefficient and poisson ratio; Deleting dead code;
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Commits on May 28, 2026

Removing debug/dead code
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