Failure in laboratory fault models in triaxial tests

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 101, Issue B10, 1996, Pages 22215-22224

  Savage, J C ^a   Lockner, D A ^a   Byerlee, J D ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYLINDER; FAULT MODEL; FRICTION; GOUGE; GRANITE; SAW CUT; STRESS; TRIAXIAL COMPRESSION TEST; TRIAXIAL MODEL;

EID: 0030440839     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jb02094     Document Type: Article

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