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