Determination of stress fields in the elastic lithosphere by methods based on stress orientations

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 66-88

  Mukhamediev, Sh A ^a   Galybin, A N ^b   Brady, B H G ^b  

^a SCHMIDT INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS OF THE EARTH   (Russian Federation)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Boundary value problems; Platform; Regional stress field; Stress orientation; Stress trajectories; West Europe

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS; ELASTICITY; INTEGRATION; LITHOLOGY; STRESS ANALYSIS;

LITHOSPHERE; REGIONAL STRESS FIELD; STRESS ORIENTATION; STRESS TRAJECTORIES;

TECTONICS;

LITHOSPHERE; ROCK MECHANICS; STRESS FIELD;

EID: 27944447632     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2005.04.008     Document Type: Article

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