Abstract: Introduction. In this publication, shear zones, being traditional objects of tectonophysical studies, are considered in terms of their strain states. This approach differs from a commonly applied one when shear zones are studied with consideration of stress fields. The difference of a stress field and a field of strain for a simple shearing has been already noted by the researchers (Figure 1). As is known, secondary fractures in natural shear zones and in experiments do not always correspond to structures which are theoretically predicted by st...
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Geometry
Geotechnical engineering
Mechanics