Generation and maintenance of pore pressure excess in a dehydrating system 1. Experimental and microstructural observations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 102, Issue B1, 1997, Pages 825-839

  Ko, Suz Chung ^a   Olgaard, David L ^a   Wong, Teng Fong ^b  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEHYDRATION; FLUID EXPULSION; PORE PRESSURE;

EID: 0030841030     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jb02485     Document Type: Article

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