Poroelastic Center of Dilation Revisited

A comparison of the original elastic solution for the center of dilation with the classic Lame ́ solution reveals an unexpected dependence of the center of dilation solu- tion on Poisson’s ratio. This inconsistency is investigated by means of two alternative representations of the singularity which lead to the identification of a compressed zone inside the singularity. The poroelastic equivalent to this nucleus of strain is shown to be the superposition of the elastic one with drained material parameters and an instan- taneous point fluid source associated with a finite volume of fluid that is expelled from the compressed region inside the singularity and is injected in the porous medium.