Pore pressure/stress coupling and its implications for seismicity

Exploration Geophysics

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 448-454

  Hillis, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coupling; Effective stress; Pore pressure; Rock failure; Seismicity; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009343202     PISSN: 08123985     EISSN: 18347533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EG00448     Document Type: Article

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