Absolute stress measurements at the rangely anticline, Northwestern Colorado
International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences & Geomechanics Abstracts
By: R. V. de la Cruz and C.B. Raleigh
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Abstract
Five different methods of measuring absolute state of stress in rocks in situ were used at sites near Rangely, Colorado, and the results compared. For near-surface measurements, overcoring of the borehole-deformation gage is the most convenient and rapid means of obtaining reliable values for the magnitude and direction of the state of stress in rocks in situ. The magnitudes and directions of the principal stresses are compared to the geologic features of the different areas of measurement. The in situ stresses are consistent in orientation with the stress direction inferred from the earthquake focal-plane solutions and existing joint patterns but inconsistent with stress directions likely to have produced the Rangely anticline.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Absolute stress measurements at the rangely anticline, Northwestern Colorado |
| Series title | International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences & Geomechanics Abstracts |
| DOI | 10.1016/0148-9062(72)90013-7 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Year Published | 1972 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Description | 10 p. |
| First page | 625 |
| Last page | 634 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |