Fault dip vs shear stress gradient
In the brittle regime, faults tend to be oriented along an angle of about 30° relative to the principal stress direction. This empirical Andersonian observation is usually explained by the orientation of the stress tensor and the slope of the yield envelope defined by the Mohr-Coulomb criterion, oft...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2023-11-01
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Series: | Geosystems and Geoenvironment |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772883823000341 |