The growth of faults and fracture networks in a mechanically evolving, mechanically stratified rock mass: a case study from Spireslack Surface Coal Mine, Scotland

Keyphrases

• Scotland 100%
• Stratified Rock Mass 100%
• Fracture Network 100%
• Fault Network 100%
• Surface Coal Mining 100%
• Cementation 66%
• Lithology 66%
• Hydraulic Properties 66%
• Mechanical Properties 33%
• Relative Timing 33%
• Fracture Connectivity 33%
• Network Connectivity 33%
• Internal Structure 33%
• Shale Layers 33%
• Detailed Mapping 33%
• Fault Zone 33%
• Deformation Events 33%
• Well-exposedness 33%
• Dextral 33%
• Open Fracture 33%
• Joint Sets 33%
• Fracture Network Evolution 33%
• Architecture Network 33%
• Mechanical Layering 33%
• Fault Fracture 33%
• Rock Mass 33%
• Coal Cleats 33%
• Timing of Deformation 33%
• Fracture Density 33%
• Sinistral 33%
• Fault Architecture 33%
• Pre-existing Structures 33%
• Fault Core 33%

Earth and Planetary Sciences

• Coal Mine 100%
• Fracture Network 100%
• Scotland 100%
• Petrography 50%
• Cementation 50%
• Hydraulic Property 50%
• Faulting 50%
• Fault Zone 25%