Mechanical stability of underground rock structures hinges on the interplay between geological discontinuities, in situ stresses and engineered supports. Central concerns include the propagation of ...

The slip and instability mechanisms of coal-rock parting-coal structures under uniaxial loading conditions were investigated using experiments and case verification. The slip and the corresponding ...

Anywhere from 85-120 million years ago magma from an arc of erupting volcanoes solidified deep within the Earth’s crust and began the process of creating the Sierra Nevada. Tectonic plates began to ...

To date, many geologists and geophysicists commonly accept that multiple thrust structures are formed by one thrust having been overridden by a younger one, which in turn is overridden by another even ...