The 3D stress field of Nordland, northern Norway–insights from numerical modelling

S Gradmann, O Olesen, M Keiding… - Geological Society …, 2024 - lyellcollection.org
The Nordland area in northern Norway is the seismically most active area on mainland
Fennoscandia. It exhibits patterns of coastal extension, which contrasts with the first-order …

Stress state at faults: the influence of rock stiffness contrast, stress orientation, and ratio

MO Ziegler, R Seithel, T Niederhuber, O Heidbach… - Solid Earth, 2024 - se.copernicus.org
The contemporary crustal stress state is primarily driven by gravitational volume forces and
plate tectonics. However, there are various smaller-scale sources such as geological …

The quest for high fidelity, accurate geomechanical models and the research leading to it

M Ziegler, T Finkbeiner, C Massiot… - … Society, London, Special …, 2024 - lyellcollection.org
Geomechanics has a marked impact on the safe and sustainable use of the subsurface. This
Special Publication contains contributions detailing the latest efforts in present-day in situ …

The effect of stiffness contrasts at faults on stress orientation

MO Ziegler, R Seithel, T Niederhuber… - …, 2024 - egusphere.copernicus.org
Even though the crustal stress state is primarily driven by gravitational volume forces and
plate tectonics, interpretations of borehole breakout observations show occasionally abrupt …