Pop-ups and related damage in granite at the Medika Pluton in southeastern Manitoba

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1001-1008

  Everitt, Richard A ^a  

^a NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Archean granite; Exfoliation fracture; Pop up; Quarry; Sheeting; Stress release

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN GRANITE; EXFOLIATION FRACTURE; POP-UP; SHEETING; STRESS RELEASE;

FRACTURE; GRANITE; STRESS RELIEF; STRESSES;

QUARRIES;

ARCHEAN; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DAMAGE; DISPLACEMENT; GRANITE; IN SITU STRESS; MASS MOVEMENT; PLUTONIC ROCK; QUARRY; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; THRUST FAULT;

CANADA; MANITOBA; NORTH AMERICA; WINNIPEG;

EID: 70349211600     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/T09-029     Document Type: Article

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