Pic of the day #25
Pic src: Earth structure – An Introduction to structural geology and tectonics
(a) (high-angle) normal faults,
(b) (low-angle) reverse faults (or thrusts), and
(c) (vertical) strike-slip faults
(a) (high-angle) normal faults,
(b) (low-angle) reverse faults (or thrusts), and
(c) (vertical) strike-slip faults
Here is every displacement the sigma -1 is greater … And i think sigma-3 is least..
Always,
sigma 1 > sigma 2 > sigma 3