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Brick by brick development of stress concept - Maths, Physics, Mechanics and Solid Earth

Impact of stress from recent case studies and experiments

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Foreword
Preface
Dedication
Acknowledgement
List of Permissions
1. Introduction
1.1 Stresses in a Body
1.2 Importance of Rock Stress
1.3 History of Interest in Rock Stress
Part I - Definition and Terminology
2. Stress Definition
2.1 Stress Tensor
2.2 Principal Stresses
2.3 Mohr Circle of Stress
2.4 Visualizing Stress
3. Rock Fracture Criteria
3.1 Phenomenological Theories
3.2 Mechanistic Failure Theories
3.3 Fracture Mechanics
3.4 Nonlinear Fracture Mechanics
4. Rock Stress Terminology
4.1 Gravity Stress
4.2 Tectonic Stress
4.3 Residual Stress
4.4 Structural Stress
5. Crustal Stress Models
5.1 Lithostatic Stress
5.2 Biaxial State of Stress
5.3 Tectonic Stress Field
5.4 Effective Stress
5.5 Laboratory Stress Profiles

Part II - Measuring Stress
6. Physics of Stress Measurements
6.1 Mechanical Methods
6.2 Strain Gages
6.3 Diffraction Methods
6.4 Optical Methods
6.5 Ultrasonic Wave Speed
6.6 Micromagnetic Method
7. Measuring Crustal Stress - Borehole Methods
7.1 Classification of Measurement Techniques
7.2 Hydraulic Fracturing
7.3 Borehole Breakouts
8. Measuring Crustal Stress - Core-Based Methods
8.1 Anelastic Strain Recovery
8.1.1 Rheological Basis
8.1.2 Relaxation Apparatus
8.2 Kaiser Effect

Part III - Interpreting Stress Data
9. Local Stress Data
9.1 Continental Deep Drilling Site KTB, Germany
9.2 Nuclear Waste Site Olkiluoto, Finland
9.3 San Andreas Fault Observatory at Depth, USA
10. Generic Stress Data
10.1 Magnitude-Depth Profiles
10.2 Orientation Maps and Smoothing
10.3 Stress State-Scale Relations
10.4 Best-Estimate Stress Model

11. Global Stress
[...]opean Stress
11.2 World Stress Map
11.3 Plate Tectonic Interpretation
Epilogue
Stress References
Index
Stress Movies Content on DVD-ROM
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