The Mechanics of Oblique Slip Faulting

Geological Magazine - Tập 96 Số 2 - Trang 109-117 - 1959
M. H. P. Bott1
1Department of Geology, Science Laboratories, Durham,

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SummaryThe various mechanisms which could cause oblique slip faulting are briefly reviewed. It is thought that such faulting may frequently arise from the existence of preferred planes of fracture within the rocks. The dynamics of this mechanism is studied in some detail and an expression is obtained for the first direction of slip within the plane under the influence of a general stress system of given orientation it is found that the initial slip may occur in any possible direction within the plane, the direction depending on the relative values of the three principle pressures. The theory suggests that when a pre-existing fault is subjected to a reorientated stress system (typical or rotated) the movement after fracture will usually be oblique. In conclusion, the general implications of the theory are discussed.

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Tài liệu tham khảo

10.1017/S0016756800066127

10.1017/S0016756800062671

Bott M. H. P. , 1958. The uplift of granite masses: a problem of isostasy. Paper read to Section C of the British Association, Glasgow, 1958.

Anderson, 1951, The Dynamics of Faulting

Jeffreys, 1952, The Earth, its Origin, History, and Physical Constitution

10.1130/0016-7606(1951)62[373:SDAF]2.0.CO;2

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Geological Magazine

Tập 96 Số 2

109-117

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