On the orientation and patterns of wing cracks and solution surfaces at the tips of a sliding flaw or fault

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 103, Issue B2, 1998, Pages 2427-2438

  Willemse, Emanuel J M ^a,b,c   Pollard, David D ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SHELL RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY CENTRE   (Netherlands)

^c Shell Intl Explor and Production   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE FAILURE; FRACTURE MECHANICS;

EID: 0031848897     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jb01587     Document Type: Article

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