In situ stress control on microcrack generation and macroscopic extensional fracture in exhuming bedrock

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 594-615

  Leith, Kerry ^a,b   Moore, Jeffrey R ^a,c   Amann, Florian ^a   Loew, Simon ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

brittle crust; exhumation induced stress; geomechanics; glacial erosion; long term rock strength; topographic stress

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; EXHUMATION; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FRACTURE PROPAGATION; GLACIAL EROSION; IN SITU STRESS; MICROCRACK; ROCK MECHANICS; STRESS FIELD; STRESS MEASUREMENT; TOPOGRAPHY;

EID: 84896789958     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2012JB009801     Document Type: Article

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