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Articles | Volume 12, issue 6
Articles | Volume 12, issue 6
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-12-1287-2021
© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-12-1287-2021
© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 12, issue 6
Research article
 | 
14 Jun 2021
Research article |  | 14 Jun 2021

Stress rotation – impact and interaction of rock stiffness and faults

Karsten Reiter

Data sets

World Stress Map Database Release 2016. V.1.1 O. Heidbach, M. Rajabi, K. Reiter, M. Ziegler, and WSM Team https://doi.org/10.5880/WSM.2016.001

Model code and software

Stress rotation - impact and interaction of rock stiffness and faults (input files) K. Reiter https://doi.org/10.48328/tudatalib-560

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Short summary
The influence and interaction of elastic material properties (Young's modulus, Poisson's ratio), density and low-friction faults on the resulting far-field stress pattern in the Earth's crust is tested with generic models. A Young's modulus contrast can lead to a significant stress rotation. Discontinuities with low friction in homogeneous models change the stress pattern only slightly, away from the fault. In addition, active discontinuities are able to compensate stress rotation.
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