Accurate differential stress measurement using the molten salt cell and solid salt assemblies in the Griggs apparatus with applications to strength, piezometers and rheology

Tectonophysics

Volumn 494, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 17-31

  Holyoke, Caleb W ^a   Kronenberg, Andreas K ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Experimental rock deformation; Griggs rock deformation apparatus; Molten salt cell; Piezometry; Rheology; Rock mechanics

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIAL STRESS; ELASTIC RESPONSE; FLOW STRENGTH; GRIGGS ROCK DEFORMATION APPARATUS; HIGH PRESSURE; HIGH RESOLUTION; HIGH-PURITY; HYDROGEN DIFFUSION; HYDROGEN FUGACITY; IDENTICAL PRESSURES; LINEAR CALIBRATION; MOLTEN SALT; PIEZOMETRY; ROCK DEFORMATION; STARTING MATERIALS; TOTAL LOAD;

CALIBRATION; DEFORMATION; ELASTICITY; FUSED SALTS; GAS APPLIANCES; GASES; HYDROGEN; INSTRUMENTS; RHEOLOGY; ROCK MECHANICS; ROCKS; SILICATES; STRAIN RATE; STRESS MEASUREMENT; TITANIUM ALLOYS; VISCOSITY; ZIRCONIUM;

EXPERIMENTS;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; CALIBRATION; CARBONATE; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FUGACITY; P-T CONDITIONS; PIEZOMETER; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; RHEOLOGY; SALT TECTONICS; STRESS MEASUREMENT; TRIAXIAL TEST;

EID: 78650075555     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2010.08.001     Document Type: Article

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