Stress Regimes in the Lithosphere

by Terry Engelder

Book Overview

The purpose of this book is to acquaint the geoscientist with issues associated with the debate over orientation and magnitude of stress in the lithosphere. Terry Engelder provides a broad understanding of the topic, while touching some of the specific details involved in the interpretation of stress data generated by the most commonly used measurement techniques. An understanding of stress in the lithosphere starts with an introduction to nomenclature...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691085552
• ISBN13: 9780691085555
• Release Date: December 1992
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 492 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.5" x 9.6"