Stress conditions for the propagation of discrete compaction bands in porous sandstone

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 113, Issue 9, 2008, Pages

  Tembe, Sheryl ^a   Baud, Patrick ^b   Wong, Teng Fong ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; FRACTURE MECHANICS; POROUS MEDIUM; ROCK MECHANICS; SANDSTONE; STRAIN; STRESS;

EID: 56449094248     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JB005439     Document Type: Article

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