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Which of the following is NOT a component of a geomechanical model?
Which of the following is NOT a component of a geomechanical model?
- Fractures and Faults
- Rock Strength (UCS)
- Pore Pressure (Pp)
- Magnetic Declination (correct)
What is the vertical principal stress typically called?
What is the vertical principal stress typically called?
- Overburden stress (Sv) (correct)
- Fracture stress
- Maximum horizontal stress (SH)
- Minimum horizontal stress (Sh)
In a strike-slip faulting regime, which principal stress is the intermediate stress?
In a strike-slip faulting regime, which principal stress is the intermediate stress?
- $S_v$ (correct)
- $S_{Hmax}$
- $S_{hmin}$
- None of the above
In a normal faulting regime, which principal stress is the largest?
In a normal faulting regime, which principal stress is the largest?
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In a reverse faulting (thrust) regime, which principal stress is the smallest?
In a reverse faulting (thrust) regime, which principal stress is the smallest?
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Which of the following is NOT a principal stress?
Which of the following is NOT a principal stress?
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