Scientific Quarterly Journal of Geosciences

Scientific Quarterly Journal of Geosciences

An Outline Determine the Stress State by Inversion of Fault Planes and their Related Striations

Document Type : Original Research Paper

Authors
1 International Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, Tehran, Iran
2 Islamic Azad University, North Tehran Unit, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
This article deals with a brief history of inversion of striated fault plane in order to deduce the state and direction of stress. In addition are the concept of this method and separation of phases outlined.
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