The mechanics of fault distribution and localization in high-porosity sands, Provence, France

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 289, Issue , 2007, Pages 19-46

  Wibberley, C A J ^a,b   Petit, J P ^a   Rives, T ^c  

^a UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^b CSTJF   (France)

^c TOTAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATACLASITE; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; CORRELATION; COULOMB CRITERION; CRETACEOUS; DEFORMATION; FAULT ZONE; FAULTING; INVERSE ANALYSIS; PLASTICITY; POROSITY; SAND; SOIL MECHANICS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; PROVENCE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 38549084613     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP289.3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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