Mark,
Chen, K., M. Kunz, Y. Li, E. Zepeda-Alarcon, M. Sintubin, and H.-R. Wenk (2016), Compressional residual stress in Bastogne boudins revealed by synchrotron X-ray microdiffraction, Geophys. Res. Lett., 43, doi:10.1002/2016GL069236.
is a good start
kind regards,
Janos
Prof. Dr. Janos L. Urai
Structural Geology, Tectonics and Geomechanics
RWTH Aachen University, Lochnerstrasse 4-20
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> On 15 Sep 2016, at 1816:, Mark Burdett <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Dear All
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> Do rocks retain a residual stress?
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> This is a concept I have often heard implied but I had never seen any research that looked to directly test it. I have one rock mechanics paper (Bott, 1970) that used stress gauges in a basalt to suggest the presence of a residual stress (due to volume change during crystallisation I assume but not stated), but am having difficulty in finding more on the topic of residual stress.
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> Therefore, I am seeking research papers, experiments, and options from a geological and rock mechanics perspective on the concept of residual stress in rocks due to factors such as lithofication/burial, brittle and ductile deformation, volume change during solidification of magma, and/or mechanical loading (intact rock testing etc.).
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> References and/or reprint PDF of hard to find texts would be greatly appreciated and best sent off list to: [log in to unmask]
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> Many thanks,
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> Mark
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> Monash University
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> Melbourne
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