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Fig. 3 Theoretical orientations of maximum principal stresses.

Borehole measurements show orientations of maximum horizontal compressive stress varying by tens of degrees in the upper several kilometers (e.g., Barton and Zoback 1994; Wilde and Stock 1997).

The differences between the calculated orientations of maximum compressive stress and the measured ones, including the stress orientations in previous literature (e.g., Wan 1994; Hou et al. 2010; Sun et al. 2014) and the measured data in the present study, are in general less than 5°, proving the reliability of the Late Mesozoic and Cenozoic models (Fig. 11).

It is suggested that the orientation of maximum horizontal stress (SHmax) relative to the Mesozoic faults, forming hydrocarbon traps, is critical for their potential seal/leak behaviour.

In consequence, we develop Slicken 1.0, a software to rapidly calculate the orientation of maximum shear stress on any fault plane.

The typical fracture angle of this BMG was explained by the orientation of maximum atomic shear strain at the onset of major shear band formation.

The first axis defines the orientation of maximum variance and is proportional to the variance magnitude (λ1) defining an object length; secondary and tertiary axis are orthogonal and define in the same way width and height with associated sizes λ2 and λ3, respectively.

Results from this analysis demonstrated that the predicted magnitude and orientation of maximum principal stress due to mechanical loading of the elevated rim was sufficient to propagate initiated fatigue cracks in each case.

In the eastern Central Range of Taiwan there is a regional variation in the orientation of maximum finite stretch across the slate belt, with down-dip maximum stretch found in the western Central Range and along-strike maximum stretch in the eastern Central Range.

The orientation of maximum horizontal present-day stress (SHmax) in continental Australia is unlike all other major tectonic plates in that the stress pattern shows regional variability and it is not oriented sub-parallel to the direction of absolute plate motion.

These stress orientation data suggest that the dominant orientation of maximum principal compressive stress in the Late Mesozoic is WNW.