Cross-bedding related anisotropy and its interplay with various boundary conditions in the formation and orientation of joints in anaeolian sandstone

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 77, Issue , 2015, Pages 175-190

  Deng, Shang ^a,d   Cilona, Antonino ^a   Morrow, Carolyn ^b   Mapeli, Cesar ^c   Liu, Chun ^a   Lockner, David ^b   Prasad, Manika ^c   Aydin, Atilla ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

^d Phillips Research Center 224GB   (United States)

Author keywords

Aztec Sandstone; Cross bed orientations; Cross bed package confined joints; Interplay between rock anisotropy and strain boundary conditions; Joint zones; P wave anisotropy

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HYDROGEOLOGY; SANDSTONE; SEISMIC WAVES;

AZTEC SANDSTONES; CROSS-BED ORIENTATIONS; JOINT ZONE; P WAVES; ROCK ANISOTROPY;

ANISOTROPY;

BOUNDARY CONDITION; CROSS-BEDDING; DEFORMATION; EOLIAN DEPOSIT; FRACTURE ORIENTATION; JOINT; P-WAVE; SANDSTONE; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; TRANSVERSE ISOTROPY;

NEVADA; UNITED STATES; VALLEY OF FIRE STATE PARK;

EID: 84927741838     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2015.05.005     Document Type: Article

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