DEFORMATION OF POROELASTIC HALF-SPACE DUE TO TENSILE DISLOCATION

The closed-form analytical expressions for the displacements and strains due to Tensile Dislocation (TD) located in a homogeneous, isotropic poroelastic half-space are obtained. The variation of radial displacement and strains with epicentral distance for the various materials Ruhr Sandstone, Tennessee Marble, Charcoal Granite, Berea Sandstone and Westerly Granite are discussed.