Sentence examples for horizontal strain from inspiring English sources

A vertically, or near-vertically dipping shear zone (e.g. at 45°) therefore always involves a significant amount of horizontal strain, which causes the localised deformation to widen horizontally.

Horizontal strain in the dip direction.

Horizontal strain in the strike direction.

Horizontal strain of a subsidence trough along any direction.

So the horizontal strain is ~H/X or ~3%.

The net horizontal strain from this process is that expected from a bending plate.

To investigate why the highest throw-rates occur in the location with lowest total throw, Kostrov horizontal strain-rate tensors were calculated in 1 × 2 km boxes.

We show that the oblique strike and relatively high dip of the breaching fault mean that it must have a relatively high throw-rate in order for it to have a horizontal strain-rate concomitant with its position at the centre of the overall fault.

The horizontal strains include the ones both in transversal and longitudinal directions.

The experimental results quietly addressed the load-shortening curve, horizontal strains in stirrups and strips.

Open image in new window Fig. 8 Horizontal strains on the bottom of asphalt layer.