How faulting keeps the crust strong

Geology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 399-402

  Townend, J ^a   Zoback, M D ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crustal strength; Fault mechanics; Permeability; Pore pressure

Indexed keywords

HYDRAULICS; INDUCED SEISMICITY; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PORE PRESSURE;

BRITTLE CRUST; CRUSTAL STRENGTH; DEEP DRILLING; FAULT MECHANICS; FLUID MOVEMENT; FLUID PRESSURES; HIGH PERMEABILITY; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE;

FAULTING;

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; FAULT; FRACTURE MECHANICS; PERMEABILITY; PORE PRESSURE;

EID: 84874955221     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(2000)028<0399:HFKTCS>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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