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Research article
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11 Aug 2021
Research article |
| 11 Aug 2021
| 11 Aug 2021
3D crustal stress state of Germany according to a data-calibrated geomechanical model
Steffen Ahlers
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Engineering Geology, Institute of Applied Geosciences, TU Darmstadt, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany
Andreas Henk
Engineering Geology, Institute of Applied Geosciences, TU Darmstadt, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany
Tobias Hergert
Engineering Geology, Institute of Applied Geosciences, TU Darmstadt, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany
Karsten Reiter
Engineering Geology, Institute of Applied Geosciences, TU Darmstadt, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany
Birgit Müller
Technical Petrophysics, Institute of Applied Geosciences, KIT, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
Luisa Röckel
Technical Petrophysics, Institute of Applied Geosciences, KIT, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
Oliver Heidbach
Seismic Hazard and Risk Dynamics, GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
Institute for Applied Geosciences, TU Berlin, 10587 Berlin, Germany
Sophia Morawietz
Seismic Hazard and Risk Dynamics, GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
Institute for Applied Geosciences, TU Berlin, 10587 Berlin, Germany
Magdalena Scheck-Wenderoth
Basin Modelling, GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
Department of Geology, Geochemistry of Petroleum and Coal, Faculty of Georesources and Material Engineering, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
Denis Anikiev
Basin Modelling, GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
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Short summary
Knowledge about the stress state in the upper crust is of great importance for many economic and scientific questions. However, our knowledge in Germany is limited since available datasets only provide pointwise, incomplete and heterogeneous information. We present the first 3D geomechanical model that provides a continuous description of the contemporary crustal stress state for Germany. The model is calibrated by the orientation of the maximum horizontal stress and stress magnitudes.
Knowledge about the stress state in the upper crust is of great importance for many economic and...
