Evolution of the elastic moduli of seismogenic Triassic Evaporites subjected to cyclic stressing

Tectonophysics

Volumn 592, Issue , 2013, Pages 67-79

  Trippetta, F ^a   Collettini, C ^b,c   Meredith, P G ^d   Vinciguerra, S ^e,f,g  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^g BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evaporites; Laboratory measurements; Physical properties; Poisson's ratio; Static and dynamic moduli; Young's modulus

Indexed keywords

EVAPORITES; LABORATORY MEASUREMENTS; POISSON'S RATIO; STATIC AND DYNAMIC; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DATA INTEGRATION; DEFORMATION; GYPSUM; LITHOLOGY; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; POISSON RATIO; RESEARCH LABORATORIES;

ELASTIC MODULI;

ANHYDRITE; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CYCLIC LOADING; DEFORMATION; DOLOSTONE; ELASTIC MODULUS; EVAPORITE; GYPSUM; MICROSTRUCTURE; POISSON RATIO; SEISMICITY; UNIAXIAL STRENGTH; YOUNG MODULUS;

APENNINES; ITALY;

EID: 84875813831     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2013.02.011     Document Type: Article

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