Characterizing stress fields in the upper crust using joint orientation distributions

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1778-1787

  Whitaker, Amy E ^a,b   Engelder, Terry ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fisher statistical model; Joint orientation distribution; Joint set; Kent statistical model; Overburden stress; Rectilinear stress field; Tectonic stress

Indexed keywords

FISCHER STATISTICAL MODEL; JOINT ORIENTATION DISTRIBUTION; JOINT SET; KENT STATISTICAL MODEL; OVERBURDEN STRESS; RECTILINEAR STRESS FIELD; TECTONIC STRESS;

EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; STATISTICAL METHODS; STRESSES; TECTONICS;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

FRACTURE ORIENTATION; JOINT; STRESS FIELD; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; UPPER CRUST;

EID: 26644459482     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2005.05.016     Document Type: Article

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