A graphical technique to predict slip along a pre-existing plane of weakness

Engineering Geology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 53-60

  Alaniz Alvarez, Susana A ^a   Nieto Samaniego, Ángel Francisco ^a   Tolson, Gustavo ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Brittle deformation; Faults; Pre existing structures; Stress; Structural analysis

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; BRITTLE FRACTURE; FRICTION; GRAPHIC METHODS; PORE PRESSURE; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

DENDOGRAMS; SLIP RUPTURE GRAPHS;

TECTONICS;

EID: 0032003865     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0013-7952(97)00071-9     Document Type: Article

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