TY - BOOK ID - 22702691 TI - Stress regimes in the lithosphere PY - 1993 SN - 0691085552 1322010544 0691607966 1400863155 9781400863150 0691636478 PB - Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Strains and stresses KW - Rocks KW - Petrology KW - Stone KW - Architectural engineering KW - Engineering, Architectural KW - Stresses and strains KW - Architecture KW - Elastic solids KW - Flexure KW - Mechanics KW - Statics KW - Structural analysis (Engineering) KW - Deformations (Mechanics) KW - Elasticity KW - Engineering design KW - Graphic statics KW - Strength of materials KW - Stress waves KW - Structural design KW - Measurement. KW - Fracture. KW - Earth (Planet) KW - Crust. KW - Earth KW - Crust KW - Measurement KW - Fracture KW - Earth - Crust. KW - Strains and stresses - Measurement. KW - Rocks - Fracture. KW - Crags (Rocks) UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:22702691 AB - The purpose of this book is to acquaint the geoscientist with issues associated with the debate over orientation and magnitude of stress in the lithosphere. Terry Engelder provides a broad understanding of the topic, while touching some of the specific details involved in the interpretation of stress data generated by the most commonly used measurement techniques. An understanding of stress in the lithosphere starts with an introduction to nomenclature based on three reference states of stress. Since rock strength governs differential stress magnitudes, stress regimes are identified according to the specific failure mechanism (crack propagation, shear rupture, ductile flow, or frictional slip) that controls the magnitude of stress at a particular time and place in the lithosphere. After introducing the various stress regimes, the author shows how their extent in the upper crust is demarcated by direct measurements of four types: hydraulic fracture, borehole-logging, strain-relaxation, and rigid-inclusion measurements. The relationship between lithospheric stress and the properties of rocks is then presented in terms of microcrack-related phenomena and residual stress. Lithospheric stress is also inferred from the analysis of earthquakes. Finally, lithospheric stress is placed in the context of large-scale stress fields and plate tectonics.Originally published in 1993.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905. ER -