Theoretical analysis of cross-joint geometries and their classification

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 104, Issue B1, 1999, Pages 1163-1177

  Bai, Taixu ^a,b   Gross, Michael R ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEDROCK; CLASSIFICATION; GEOMETRY; JOINT; STRESS ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033540312     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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