Stress induced elastic anisotropy of the Etnean basalt: Theoretical and laboratory examination

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2007, Pages

  Becker, K ^a   Shapiro, S A ^b   Stanchits, S ^a   Dresen, G ^a   Vinciguerra, S ^c  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; CRACKS; DEFORMATION; ELASTIC MODULI; PORE PRESSURE; STRESSES;

STRESS-SENSITIVITY APPROACH; THOMSEN'S ANISOTROPY PARAMETER;

BASALT;

ANISOTROPY; BASALT; DEFORMATION; ELASTIC MODULUS; PORE PRESSURE; ROCK MECHANICS; SEISMIC VELOCITY; STRESS;

EID: 34547990721     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007GL030013     Document Type: Article

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