Stress state at faults: the influence of rock stiffness contrast, stress orientation, and ratio
Moritz O. Ziegler,
Robin Seithel,
Thomas Niederhuber
et al.
Abstract:Abstract. The contemporary crustal stress state is primarily driven by gravitational volume forces and plate tectonics. However, there are various smaller-scale sources such as geological structures and stiffness contrast that perturb stresses and deviate them from the regional pattern. For example, borehole stress analysis in numerous cases has revealed abrupt rotations of horizontal stress orientation of up to 90° when faults are crossed. Herein, we investigate the rotation of principal stress axes at a faul… Show more
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