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Microcrack interaction leading to shear fracture Microcrack interaction leading to shear fracture

In this paper we draw upon recent laboratory results concerning the nucleation and growth of shear fractures in brittle rock. In homogeneous, crystalline rock such as granite, fault nucleation occurs rapidly and with only subtle changes in precursory microcrack patterns. Once nucleated, the fault grows rapidly, restricting microcrack damage to a small region near the advancing fracture...
Authors
David A. Lockner, Diane E. Moore, Ze’ev Reches

3H and 14C as tracers of ground-water recharge 3H and 14C as tracers of ground-water recharge

Surface spreading of water from the Santa Clara River is used to recharge aquifers underlying the Oxnard Plain. These aquifers are divided into an upper system about 400 feet thick, and a lower system more than 1,000 feet thick. In previous studies, it has been reported that surface spreading recharged aquifers in both the upper and lower systems. Water from most wells perforated in the...
Authors
John A. Izbicki, Robert L. Michel, Peter Martin
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