Implications of hydrostatic pore pressures and high crustal strength for the deformation of intraplate lithosphere

Tectonophysics

Volumn 336, Issue 1-4, 2001, Pages 19-30

  Zoback, Mark D ^a   Townend, John ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crustal strength; Fault mechanics; Intraplates lithosphere; Pre pressure; Strain rate; Stress

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; INTRAPLATE PROCESS; LITHOSPHERE; PORE PRESSURE; STRAIN RATE;

EID: 0034870196     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(01)00091-9     Document Type: Article

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