Foreword Preface Dedication Acknowledgement List of Permissions 1.
Introduction 1.1 Stresses in a Body 1.2 Importance of Rock Stress 1.3
History of Interest in Rock Stress Part I - Definition and Terminology
2. Stress Definition 2.1 Stress Tensor 2.2 Principal Stresses 2.3 Mohr
Circle of Stress 2.4 Visualizing Stress 3. Rock Fracture Criteria 3.1
Phenomenological Theories 3.2 Mechanistic Failure Theories 3.3 Fracture
Mechanics 3.4 Nonlinear Fracture Mechanics 4. Rock Stress Terminology
4.1 Gravity Stress 4.2 Tectonic Stress 4.3 Residual Stress 4.4
Structural Stress 5. Crustal Stress Models 5.1 Lithostatic Stress 5.2
Biaxial State of Stress 5.3 Tectonic Stress Field 5.4 Effective Stress
5.5 Laboratory Stress Profiles Part II - Measuring Stress 6. Physics of
Stress Measurements 6.1 Mechanical Methods 6.2 Strain Gages 6.3
Diffraction Methods 6.4 Optical Methods 6.5 Ultrasonic Wave Speed 6.6
Micromagnetic Method 7. Measuring Crustal Stress - Borehole Methods 7.1
Classification of Measurement Techniques 7.2 Hydraulic Fracturing 7.3
Borehole Breakouts 8. Measuring Crustal Stress - Core-Based Methods 8.1
Anelastic Strain Recovery 8.1.1 Rheological Basis 8.1.2 Relaxation
Apparatus 8.2 Kaiser Effect Part III - Interpreting Stress Data 9. Local
Stress Data 9.1 Continental Deep Drilling Site KTB, Germany 9.2 Nuclear
Waste Site Olkiluoto, Finland 9.3 San Andreas Fault Observatory at
Depth, USA 10. Generic Stress Data 10.1 Magnitude-Depth Profiles 10.2
Orientation Maps and Smoothing 10.3 Stress State-Scale Relations 10.4
Best-Estimate Stress Model 11. Global Stress 11.1 European Stress 11.2
World Stress Map 11.3 Plate Tectonic Interpretation Epilogue Stress
References Index Stress Movies Content on DVD-ROM DVD-ROM included
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