Nonlinear stress dependence of permeability: A mechanism for episodic fluid flow in accretionary wedges

Geology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 239-242

  Bolton, Alistair J ^a   Clennell, M Ben ^a,b   Maltman, Alex J ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; LITHOLOGY; ROAD CONSTRUCTION; SEDIMENTS; SHEAR FLOW; SOFTWARE TESTING;

CONSOLIDATION STATE; FINE-GRAINED SEDIMENT; FRACTURE PERMEABILITY; HYDROMECHANICAL COUPLING; MATRIX PERMEABILITY; OCEAN DRILLING PROGRAMS; OVER CONSOLIDATION RATIO; SCALE OF OBSERVATION;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

ACCRETIONARY PRISM; FLUID FLOW; GEOTECHNICAL PROPERTY; PERMEABILITY; STRESS;

EID: 84874954913     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1999)027<0239:NSDOPA>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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