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August 05, 2020 • 00:26 am 30 points
  • IIT JAM
  • Geology (GG)

According to the anderson theory of fault the principal stress should be horizontal? a. strike-slip faulting b. normal faulting c. reverse faulting d. wrench f

According to the Anderson theory of fault the principal stress should be horizontal? A. Strike-slip faulting B. Normal faulting C. Reverse faulting D. Wrench faulting (DU-201

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    Rahul kumar

    Considering sigma-1 as principal stress, answer should be both Reverse fault and Strike-slip fault. Please see the attached figure.

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    Sajan sarthak best-answer

    The question requires a modification it should ask maximum principal stress or minimum principal stress sigma 1 max, sigma 3 min ,sigma 2 medium

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