An analytical model for stress-induced anisotropy of a cracked solid

One of the main causes of azimuthal anisotropy in sedimentary rocks is anisotropy of tectonic stresses in the earth's crust. In this paper we analytically derive the pattern of seismic anisotropy caused by application of a small anisotropic stress. We first consider an isotropic elastic medium...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Gurevich, Boris, Pervukhina, M.
Other Authors: Society of Exploration Geophysics
Format: Conference Paper
Published: SEG 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/26208