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Rock mechanics

ratio of resolved shear to normal stress on a fault surface, used to judge which faults are likely to slip or be reactivated.

In rock mechanics, slip tendency refers to ratio of resolved shear to normal stress on a fault surface, used to judge which faults are likely to slip or be reactivated. This meaning comes from Morris (1996) in Geology.[1]

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fault3 fields · 3 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs normal3 fields · 7 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs shear4 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs

References

Morris, A., Ferrill, D. A., & Brent Henderson, D. B. (1996). Slip-tendency analysis and fault reactivation. Geology, 24(3), 275. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1996)024<0275:staafr>2.3.co;2

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