State and origin of the present-day stress field in sedimentary basins: New results from the World Stress Map Project.
The present-day stress field provides fundamental insight into the forces driving plate tectonics and intra-plate deformation. Furthermore, knowledge of the in situ state of stress is essential in petroleum and mining geomechanics applications such as the stability of boreholes and tunnels, and impr...
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| Format: | Conference Paper |
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Curran Associates
2006
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/36028 |