An experimental study of soil memory and preconsolidation adjacent to an active tectonic structure: The Meers fault, Oklahoma, USA

Engineering Geology

Volumn 57, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 169-178

  Cetin, H ^a  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Active fault; Aseismic; Earthquakes; Effective stress; Fault creep; Meers fault; Oklahoma; Overconsolidation; Overconsolidation ratio; Preconsolidation; Seismic; Soil fabric; Soil memory

Indexed keywords

CONSOLIDATION; EARTHQUAKES; SOIL MECHANICS; STRESS ANALYSIS; TECTONICS;

ACTIVE TECTONIC STRUCTURE; OVERCONSOLIDATION RATIO;

ENGINEERING GEOLOGY;

ACTIVE FAULT; CONSOLIDATION; CREEP; FAULTING; SEISMICITY; STRESS ANALYSIS;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033909437     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0013-7952(00)00026-0     Document Type: Article

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