The growth of faults and fracture networks in a mechanically evolving, mechanically stratified rock mass: a case study from Spireslack Surface Coal Mine, Scotland

<p>Fault architecture and fracture network evolution (and resulting bulk hydraulic properties) are highly dependent on the mechanical properties of the rocks at the time the structures developed. This paper investigates the role of mechanical layering and pre-existing structures on the evoluti...

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Main Authors: B. J. Andrews, Z. K. Shipton, R. Lord, L. McKay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2020-11-01
Series:Solid Earth
Online Access:https://se.copernicus.org/articles/11/2119/2020/se-11-2119-2020.pdf