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Book SynopsisThe purpose of this book is to acquaint the geoscientist with issues associated with the debate over orientation and magnitude of stress in the lithosphere. Terry Engelder provides a broad understanding of the topic, while touching some of the specific details involved in the interpretation of stress data generated by the most commonly used measurement techniques. An understanding of stress in the lithosphere starts with an introduction to nomenclature based on three reference states of stress. Since rock strength governs differential stress magnitudes, stress regimes are identified according to the specific failure mechanism (crack propagation, shear rupture, ductile flow, or frictional slip) that controls the magnitude of stress at a particular time and place in the lithosphere. After introducing the various stress regimes, the author shows how their extent in the upper crust is demarcated by direct measurements of four types: hydraulic fracture, borehole-logging, strain-relaxatio
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"A comprehensive account of lithospheric stress and its implications... [Engelder] uses an approach which is rigorous and quantitative without being overwhelmingly mathematical."--Geological Magazine
Table of Contents
*FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*Preface, pg. xi*Acknowledgments, pg. xiii*List of Symbols, pg. xix*1. Basic Concepts, pg. xxv*2. Stress in the Crack-Propagation Regime, pg. 24*3. Stress in the Shear-Rupture and Frictional-Slip Regimes, pg. 59*4. Stress in the Ductile-Flow Regime, pg. 96*5. Hydraulic Fracture, pg. 131*6. Borehole and Core Logging, pg. 171*7. Strain-Relaxation Measurements, pg. 192*8. Stressmeters and Crack Flexure, pg. 228*9. Microcrack-Related Phenomena, pg. 245*10. Residual and Remnant Stresses, pg. 281*11. Earthquakes, pg. 314*12. Data Compilations, pg. 337*13. Sources of Stress in the Lithosphere, pg. 367*Epilogue, pg. 393*Notes, pg. 395*References, pg. 401*Index, pg. 451
