Numerical evaluation and analysis of the occurrence of earth fissures in faulted sedimentary basins

This dissertation describes the occurrence of pumping-induced earth fissures associated with quaternary faulting using numerical simulations. The Eglington Fault located in Las Vegas valley has been selected as the prototype fault described herein. The finite-element software program ABAQUS is used...

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Main Author: Hernandez-Marin, Martin
Other Authors: Geosciences
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/40358
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-11242009-144137/