plastic flow

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$Diagram showing how rock deformation changes with increasing confining pressure, progressing from extension fracture and brittle fracture to brittle faulting, ductile faulting, and finally plastic flow.$

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$Diagram showing how rock deformation changes with increasing confining pressure, progressing from extension fracture and brittle fracture to brittle faulting, ductile faulting, and finally plastic flow.$

deformation and confining pressure

Figure 7: Deformation as affected by increased confining pressure.

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