MECHANICAL BASIS FOR CERTAIN FAMILIAR GEOLOGIC STRUCTURES

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Research Article| April 01, 1951 MECHANICAL BASIS FOR CERTAIN FAMILIAR GEOLOGIC STRUCTURES M KING HUBBERT M KING HUBBERT SHELL OIL. Co., 3737 BELLAIRE BLVD. HOUSTON 5, TEXAS. Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information M KING HUBBERT SHELL OIL. Co., 3737 BELLAIRE BLVD. HOUSTON 5, TEXAS. Publisher: Geological Society of America Received: 23 Sep 1949 First Online: 02 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2674 Print ISSN: 0016-7606 Copyright © 1951, The Geological Society of America, Inc. Copyright is not claimed on any material prepared by U.S. government employees within the scope of their employment. GSA Bulletin (1951) 62 (4): 355–372. https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1951)62[355:MBFCFG]2.0.CO;2 Article history Received: 23 Sep 1949 First Online: 02 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation M KING HUBBERT; MECHANICAL BASIS FOR CERTAIN FAMILIAR GEOLOGIC STRUCTURES. GSA Bulletin 1951;; 62 (4): 355–372. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1951)62[355:MBFCFG]2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract A simple experiment with loose sand shows that this material exhibits faulting under deformational stresses in a manner remarkably similar to rocks. Moreover, the sand experiment is amenable to theoretical analysis with good agreement between predicted and observed behavior. The same theoretical treatment, with slight modification, is also applicable to the behavior of rocks, and appears to afford a basis of understanding for a variety of empirically well-known geologic structures. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.