Author: T. A. RundlePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Earth
Languages : en
Pages : 616
Book Description
In-situ Stress Measurements in the Earth's Crust in the Eastern United States
Author: T. A. RundleStress Field of the Earth's Crust
Author: Arno ZangPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1402084447
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 327
Book Description
Stress Field of the Earth’s Crust is based on lecture notes prepared for a course offered to graduate students in the Earth sciences and engineering at University of Potsdam. In my opinion, it will undoubtedly also become a standard reference book on the desk of most scientists working with rocks, such as geophysicists, structural geologists, rock mechanics experts, as well as geotechnical and petroleum en- neers. That is because this book is concerned with what is probably the most pe- liar characteristic of rock – its initial stress condition. Rock is always under a natural state of stress, primarily a result of the gravitational and tectonic forces to which it is subjected. Crustal stresses can vary regionally and locally and can reach in places considerable magnitudes, leading to natural or man-made mechanical failure. P- existing stress distinguishes rock from most other materials and is at the core of the discipline of “Rock Mechanics”, which has been developed over the last century. Knowledge of rock stress is fundamental to understanding faulting mechanisms and earthquake triggering, to designing stable underground caverns and prod- tive oil fields, and to improving mining methods and geothermal energy extraction, among others. Several books have been written on the subject, but none has atte- ted to be as all-encompassing as the one by Zang and Stephansson.
Energy Research Abstracts
Author: Characterization, Prediction and Modelling of the Crustal Present-Day In-Situ Stresses
Author: R. GotetiPublisher: Geological Society of London
ISBN: 1786206145
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Geomechanics has a marked impact on the safe and sustainable use of the subsurface. Along with an ongoing demand for hydrocarbon resources there is also a growing emphasis on sustainable subsurface exploitation and development, storage of carbon, hydrogen, energy and (radioactive) waste, as well as sustainable geothermal resource utilization. Such activities are accompanied by an ever-increasing need for higher resolution, fit-for-purpose solutions, workflows and approaches to constrain present-day subsurface stresses and minimize associated uncertainties. Building high fidelity geomechanical-numerical models provides critical input and understanding for diverse engineering designs and construction as well as geoscience applications. Such models greatly contribute towards uncertainty reduction, risk management and risk mitigation during the operational life of a given subsurface development and associated infrastructures (both on and below the surface). This Special Publication contains contributions detailing the latest efforts and perspectives in present-day in-situ stress characterization, prediction and modelling from the borehole to plate-tectonic scale. There is particular emphasis on the uncertainties that are often associated with data and models.
Faulting, Fracturing and Igneous Intrusion in the Earth's Crust
Author: David HealyPublisher: Geological Society of London
ISBN: 1862393478
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
Geologists have long grappled with understanding the mechanical origins of rock deformation. Stress regimes control the nucleation, growth and reactivation of faults and fractures; induce seismic activity; affect the transport of magma; and modulate structural permeability, thereby influencing the redistribution of hydrothermal and hydrocarbon fluids. Experimentalists endeavour to recreate deformation structures observed in nature under controlled stress conditions. Earth scientists studying earthquakes will attempt to monitor or deduce stress changes in the Earth as it actively deforms. All are building upon the pioneering research and concepts of Ernest Masson Anderson, dating back to the start of the twentieth century. This volume celebrates Anderson's legacy, with 14 original research papers that examine faulting and seismic hazard; structural inheritance; the role of local and regional stress fields; low angle faults and the role of pore fluids; supplemented by reviews of Andersonian approaches and a reprint of his classic paper of 1905--
Magnitude of Deviatoric Stresses in the Earth's Crust and Upper Mantle
Author: National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (U.S.). ConferencePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Plate tectonics
Languages : en
Pages : 516
Book Description
U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin
Author: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin
Author: Brian F. AtwaterPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Earthquake hazard analysis
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
Geophysical Journal
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geophysics
Languages : en
Pages : 620
Book Description
Vols. 11 and 13 includes the Proceedings of the 2nd, 3rd, International Symposium on Geophysical Theory and Computers, Rehovoth, Israel, etc., 1965-66.
Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering
Author: Ömer AydanPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 0429672632
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 787
Book Description
Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering is concerned with the application of the principles of mechanics to physical, chemical and electro-magnetic processes in the upper-most layers of the earth and the design and construction of the rock structures associated with civil engineering and exploitation or extraction of natural resources in mining and petroleum engineering. Rock mechanics requires profound knowledge of rock-constituting elements, discontinuities and their behavior under various physical and chemical actions in nature. The governing equations together with constitutive laws and experimental techniques and the solution techniques are explained and some examples of applications are given. The applications of rock mechanics to engineering structures in/on rock, rock excavation techniques and in-situ monitoring techniques are explained and some specific examples are given. The dynamic aspects associated with the science of earthquakes and their effect on rock structures, and the characteristics of vibrations induced by machinery, blasting and impacts as well as measuring techniques are described. Furthermore, the degradation and maintenance processes in rock engineering are explained. Some chapters are devoted to possible new directions in rock mechanics. This two-volume set is intended to be a fundamental resource for younger generations and newcomers and a reference work for experts specialized in Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering and associated with the fields of mining, civil and petroleum engineering, engineering geology, and/or specialized in Geophysics and concerned with earthquake science and engineering.