FOLDING AND FRACTURING OF ROCK

RECENT PROGRESS IN STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY HAS BEEN CONCENTRATED IN TWO QUITE DISTINCT AREAS: THE SOLID MECHANICS OF ROCK DEFORMATION AND THE STRUCTURAL GEOMETRY AND KINEMATICS OF DEFORMED ROCKS, PARTICULARLY FOLDED METAMORPHIC ROCKS. PROGRESS IN BOTH AREAS HAS BEEN CONSIDERABLE, BUT INTERACTION BETWEEN THEM HAS BEEN SLIGHT. RAMSAY'S BOOK BRIDGES THE GAP BETWEEN THE TWO IN THE ANALYSIS OF FOLDS. THE BROADEST AREA OF OVERLAP BETWEEN SOLID MECHANICS AND STRUCTURAL STUDIES LIES IN THE STUDY OF FINITE STRAINS. AN EXTENSIVE INTRODUCTION TO SOLID MECHANICS IS INCLUDED AND THE GEOMETRY AND MECHANICS OF FOLDING ARE DISCUSSED. /AUTHOR/

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• Authors:
  • Ramsey, J G
• Publication Date: 1968

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Deformation; Fracture mechanics; Geology; Kinetics; Mechanics; Metamorphic rocks; Rocks; Strain (Mechanics)
• Old TRIS Terms: Folding; Strains
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00229099
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Science
• Report/Paper Numbers: 568 pp
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 15 2004 2:11AM