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Page 1: Introduction Introduction to Brittle Deformation.

Introduction Introduction

to Brittle to Brittle

DeformationDeformation

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OutlineOutline

• Principal stresses

• Stress ellipse and stress ellipsoid

• Fundamental fracture modes

• Crack propagation

• Extensional joints

• Interpretation Problem

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Principal StressesPrincipal Stresses

• 1 - greatest principal stress

• 2 - intermediate principal stress

• 3 - minimum principal stress

• Stress is a force/area

• Principal stress directions are mutually perpendicular

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Principle StressesPrinciple Stresses

• Principal stresses are normal stresses only

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Stress EllipseStress Ellipse

• In 2-D, 1 and 3 are mutually perpendicular and form the axes of a stress ellipse

1

3

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Stress EllipsoidStress Ellipsoid

• In 3-D, 1, 2 , and 3 are mutually perpendicular and form the axes of a stress ellipsoid

• The length of an axis is related to the magnitude of the stress

• The stress ellipsoid to the right might represent the stress at a point in the shallow subsurface

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Stress EllipsoidStress Ellipsoid

• This stress ellipsoid could represent the stress at a point located in the suture of a collision zone between two continents

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Fracture ModesFracture Modes

Mode I

Opening

Mode II

Sliding

Mode III

Scissoring

Direction crack tip propagates relative to Direction crack tip propagates relative to

sense of slip defines Mode typesense of slip defines Mode type

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How to Stop a Propagating How to Stop a Propagating

Crack…Crack… Extremely high stress concentration

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How to Stop a Propagating How to Stop a Propagating

Crack…Crack… Extremely high

stress concentration

Drill a hole and increase the area of the crack tip

Lower stress

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Extensional JointsExtensional Joints

• Joint surface oriented perpendicular to 3

• Mode I fracture - opening, no shear, no scissoring

Opening direction

3

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Growth of JointsGrowth of Joints

Growth direction

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Joints in Sedimentary RocksJoints in Sedimentary Rocks

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Joints in Igneous RocksJoints in Igneous Rocks


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