Role of heterogeneity in elastic properties and layer thickness in the jointing of layered sedimentary rocks

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 30, Issue 24, 2003, Pages

  Renshaw, Carl E ^a   Myse, Todd A ^a   Brown, Stephen R ^a,b  

^a Dartmouth College   (United States)

^b New England Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Jointing; Rock mechanics; Sedimentary rocks; Stress state

Indexed keywords

BRITTLENESS; ELASTICITY; FRACTURE; FRACTURE MECHANICS; TENSILE STRESS;

CLOSED-SPACED FRACTURES; FRACTURE GROWTH;

SEDIMENTARY ROCKS;

ELASTIC PROPERTY; FRACTURE MECHANICS; HETEROGENEITY; JOINT; OVERBURDEN; SEDIMENTARY ROCK; TENSILE STRESS;

EID: 1642602206     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003GL018489     Document Type: Article

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