Compressive failure of rocks by shear faulting

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 103, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 23875-23895

  Gupta, V ^a,c   Bergstrom J S ^b  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSION; FAILURE MECHANISM; FAULTING; ROCK MECHANICS; SHEAR;

EID: 0032505813     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jb03107     Document Type: Article

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