Why joints are more abundant than faults. A conceptual model to estimate their ratio in layered carbonate rocks

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1257-1270

  Caputo, Riccardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brittle deformation; Fractures; Rock mechanics; Stress variability

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE DEFORMATION; BROAD SPECTRUM; CARBONATE ROCK; CEMENTATION PROCESS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONCEPTUAL MODEL; CONFINING PRESSURES; CRUSTAL ROCKS; DEPTH RANGE; FAILURE EVENTS; FIELD OBSERVATIONS; GENERAL TRENDS; IN-SITU; LOCAL STRESS; NUMERICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL RESULTS; PORE FLUID PRESSURE; PROBABILISTIC DISTRIBUTION; PROBABILISTIC DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION; QUALITATIVE ESTIMATES; QUANTITATIVE ESTIMATES; RECURRENT EVENTS; REMOTE STRESS; SHEAR FRACTURE; SHEAR FRACTURING; STRENGTH VARIABILITY; STRESS COMPONENT; STRESS TENSORS; TECTONIC SETTINGS; WEIBULL;

CARBONATES; COAL MINES; DEFORMATION; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; DYNAMIC LOADS; FLUIDS; LITHOLOGY; ROCK MECHANICS; ROCK PRESSURE; ROCKS; STRESSES; TECTONICS; TENSILE STRENGTH; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

FRACTURE;

BRITTLE DEFORMATION; CARBONATE ROCK; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; FAULT; FRACTURE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PROBABILITY; ROCK MECHANICS; STRESS; WEIBULL THEORY;

EID: 78649442629     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2009.05.011     Document Type: Article

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