SE27
Stresses in the earth's crust

Main Organiser
Alexander Galybin,
The University of Western Australia
galybin@cyllene.uwa.edu au

Co-Organiser(s)

Brief Description
Experimental data on in-situ stresses have been gathered over a half-century by both instrumental measurements and the analysis of natural stress indicators. For instance, observations of stress orientations have been summarised in the World Stress Map database for a large number of locations over the globe. However, the stress state of the earth's crust is still far from being fully characterised because the stress magnitudes remain unknown in numerous locations. Therefore, many efforts have recently been applied to determine regional stresses by field testing and/or by mathematical modelling. This session is aimed at the discussion of modern approaches to collection and interpretation of data on stresses in the earth crust