SwRI Publications: 3DStress Software provides user input, computation, and data visualization tools to analyze the tendency for faults and fractures to slip, dilate, or leak.

Journal Articles
2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 1999 | 1998 | 1996

Published Abstracts
2001 | 1999 | 1994

Presentations
2004

Journal Articles

2005

Ferrill, D.A., A.P. Morris, and D.J. Waiting, 2005. Structure of the Balcones Fault System and Architecture of the Edwards and Trinity Aquifers, South-Central Texas. Geological Society of America South-Central Meeting, Spring 2005. Guidebook published by Southwest Research Institute.
 

2004

Ferrill, D.A., D.W. Sims, D.J. Waiting, A.P. Morris, N. Franklin, and A.L. Schultz, 2004. Structural Framework of the Edwards Aquifer recharge zone in south-central Texas. Geological Society of America Bulletin 116, 407-418.
 

Ferrill, D.A., A.P. Morris, D.Y. Wyrick, D.W. Sims, and N.M. Franklin. Dilational fault slip and pit chain formation on Mars. GSA Today v. 14, no. 10, p. 4–12. 2004.

Ferrill, D.A., D.W. Sims, D.J. Waiting, A.P. Morris, N. Franklin, A.L. Schultz. Structural Framework of the Edwards Aquifer recharge zone in south-central Texas. Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 116, p. 407–418. 2004.

Morris, A.P., D.A. Ferrill, D.W. Sims, N. Franklin, and D.J. Waiting. Patterns of fault displacement and strain at Yucca Mountain, Nevada. Journal of Structural Geology v. 26, 1707–1725. 2004.

2003

Ferrill, D.A. and A.P. Morris. Dilational normal faults. Journal of Structural Geology 25, 183–196. 2003.

1999

Ferrill, D.A., J. Winterle, G. Wittmeyer, D.W. Sims, S. Colton, A. Armstrong, and A.P. Morris. Stressed rock strains groundwater at Yucca Mountain, Nevada. GSA Today 9(5), 1–8. 1999.

1998

Ferrill, D.A., A.P. Morris, S.M. Jones, and J.A. Stamatakos. Extensional layer-parallel shear and normal faulting. Journal of Structural Geology 20, 355–362.1998.

1996

Morris, A.P., D.A. Ferrill, and D.B. Henderson. Slip tendency analysis and fault reactivation. Geology 24, 275–278. 1996.

Published Abstracts

2001

Ferrill, D.A., A.P. Morris, D.W. Sims, and J.A. Stamatakos. The geometric strength of fault systems. American Association of Petroleum Geologists Annual Meeting (3–6 June 2001) Official Program 10, A62. 2001.

1999

Ferrill, D.A., J. Winterle, G. Wittmeyer, D.W. Sims, S. Colton, A. Armstrong, and A.P. Morris. Fault slip tendency and dilation tendency: Implications fro anisotropic permeability at Yucca Mountain, Nevada. Symposium on "Dynamics of fluids in fractured rocks: concepts and recent advances," Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California, U.S.A., 10–12 February 1999.

1994

Morris, A.P., D.A. Ferrill, and D.B. Henderson. Slip tendency analysis and fault reactivation. EOS Transactions of the American Geophysical Union 75(44), 591. 1994.

Ferrill, D.A., S.R. Young, A.P. Morris, D.B. Henderson, and R.H. Martin. 3-Dimensional stress domains interpreted from fault slip patterns in southern California and Nevada. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs 26(7), A-185.1994.
 

Presentations

2004

Ferrill, D.A., D.W. Sims, D.J. Waiting, and A.P. Morris. Structural controls on the Edwards and Trinity Aquifers. Presentation to the Central Texas Section of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Cibolo Texas, May 11, 2004.
 

For more information about the 3DStress^® application or Earth sciences and engineering capabilities at SwRI or how you can contract with SwRI, please contact please contact David Ferrill, Ph.D., at dferrill@swri.org or  (210) 522-6082, or Alan Morris, Ph.D., at amorris@swri.org or (210) 522-6743.