Closely spaced fractures in layered rocks: Initiation mechanism and propagation kinematics

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1409-1425

  Bai, Taixu ^a   Pollard, David D ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLAW DISTRIBUTIONS; INFILLING FRACTURES; OPENING-MODE FRACTURES;

ELASTIC MODULI; FRACTURE; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); KINEMATICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ROCK MECHANICS; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

FORMATION MECHANISM; FRACTURE; FRACTURE PROPAGATION; KINEMATICS; LAYERED MEDIUM; SEDIMENTARY ROCK;

EID: 0034306894     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8141(00)00062-6     Document Type: Article

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