On categorising induced and natural tectonic earthquakes near new reservoirs

Engineering Geology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 81-92

  Chander, R ^a   Kalpna, ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

Author keywords

Earthquakes; Fault stability; Koyna earthquakes; Reservoir induced seismicity

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION (OF INFORMATION); EARTHQUAKE RESISTANCE; PORE PRESSURE; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SHEAR STRESS; STRESS CONCENTRATION; TECTONICS;

FAULT STABILITY; KOYNA EARTHQUAKES; RESERVOIR INDUCED SEISMICITY; TECTONIC EARTHQUAKES;

EARTHQUAKES;

EARTHQUAKE; FAULT STABILITY; PORE PRESSURE; RESERVOIR INDUCED SEISMICITY;

EID: 0030615876     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0013-7952(96)00099-3     Document Type: Article

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