Measurements of friction coefficients and cohesion for faulting and fault reactivation in laboratory models using sand and sand mixtures

Tectonophysics

Volumn 188, Issue 1-2, 1991, Pages 203-207

  Krantz, Robert W ^a  

^a Universite de Rennes   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COHESION; FAULTING; FRICTION COEFFICIENT; REACTIVATION; SANDBOX MODEL;

EID: 0026064859     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0040-1951(91)90323-K     Document Type: Article

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