Solid earth geophysics 143-154 Stress in the Earth’s Lithosphere

Zoback Mark D., Zoback Mary Lou

Table of contents :
Basic Definitions……Page 1
Earthquake Focal Mechanisms……Page 4
In Situ Stress Measurements……Page 5
Sources Of Crustal Stress……Page 6
Plate-Driving Stresses……Page 9
The Critically Stressed Crust……Page 10
Summary……Page 11
References……Page 12