Compressive and tensile failure at high fluid pressure where preexisting fractures have cohesive strength, with application to the San Andreas fault

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 101, Issue B11, 1996, Pages 25499-25509

  Fournier, Robert O ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COHESIVE STRENGTH; COMPRESSION; COMPRESSIVE FAILURE; FAULT MECHANISM; FRACTURE; HIGH FLUID PRESSURE; SAN ANDREAS FAULT; STRIKE SLIP FAULT; TENSILE FAILURE;

USA, CALIFORNIA;

EID: 0030428799     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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