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PRESSION CONFINEMENT [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-05-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geophysics
DEF

An application of force exerted equally on all sides, such as hydrostatic pressure produced by the weight of water in the zone of saturation.

CONT

If the confining pressure of the surrounding rocks is low, metal-bearing fluids can escape from the magma, primarily into faults and fractures to form vein deposits ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géophysique
CONT

Si, sur une roche donnée, on effectue une série d'essais avec des pressions de confinement [...] croissantes, on constate que la déformation plastique avant rupture augmente [...]; les roches deviennent donc d'autant plus ductiles qu'elles se trouvent à plus grande profondeur.

OBS

La pression de confinement peut être hydrostatique ou géostatique.

Spanish

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