Polymodal faulting: Time for a new angle on shear failure

Conjugate, or bimodal, fault patterns dominate the geological literature on shear failure. Based on Anderson's (1905) application of the Mohr-Coulomb failure criterion, these patterns have been interpreted from all tectonic regimes, including normal, strike-slip and thrust (reverse) faulting. H...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Healy, D., Blenkinsop, T., Timms, Nicholas Eric, Meredith, P., Mitchell, T., Cooke, M.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier Ltd 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/13460