Sheet fractures, other stress forms and some engineering implications

Changing the face of the earth-engineering geomorphology

Auteurs :
VIDAL ROMANÍ, J.R.
TWIDALE, C.R.
GIARDINO, J.R.
MARSTON, R.A.
MORISAWA, M.

Description :
Field evidence shows that, contrary to common belief, sheet fractures and structures are due to compressive stress. A suite of minor forms including A-tents or pop-ups are of similar origin. This interpretation carries a range of implications for civil engineering and quarrying projects. The minor forms are also indicators of seismicity.


Type de document :
Congrès

Source :
Annual symposium, 28, Binghamton, Etats-Unis, , Geomorphology (Amsterdam), issn : 0169-555X, 1999, vol. 31, n°. 1-4, p. 13-27, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 73 ref.

Date :
1999

Editeur :
Pays édition : Pays-Bas, Amsterdam, Elsevier