Orthogonal cross joints: Do they imply a regional stress rotation?

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 77-88

  Bai, Taixu ^a   Maerten, Laurent ^a   Gross, Michael R ^b   Aydin, Atilla ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Jointing processes; Layered rocks; Orthogonal cross joints; Systematic joints

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE SEDIMENTARY STRATA;

COMPRESSIVE STRESS; FRACTURE; JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); POISSON RATIO; TENSILE STRESS;

SEDIMENTARY ROCKS;

JOINT; LAYERED MEDIUM; ROTATION; SEDIMENTARY ROCK; STRESS FIELD;

EID: 0036131881     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8141(01)00050-5     Document Type: Article

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