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Abbreviations

S 1 :

Maximum principal stress

S 3 :

Minimum principal stress

S H :

Maximum horizontal stress

S h :

Minimum horizontal stress

S v :

Vertical stress

H :

Depth

K H :

Ratio of the maximum horizontal stress to the vertical stress

K Hh :

Ratio of the maximum horizontal stress to the minimum horizontal stress

K av :

Ratio of the average of the horizontal stresses to the vertical stress

η :

Ratio of the maximum horizontal stress to the minimum horizontal stress

µ :

Friction coefficient

µ m :

Ratio of the maximum shear stress to the average stress

P 0 :

Pore pressure

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This study was funded by the State Key Research Development Program of China (No. 2016YFC0600801 and No. 2017YFC0804103) and the National Key Basic Research Program of China (973 Program) (No. 2015CB060200).

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    Peng Li, Mei-feng Cai, Sheng-jun Miao & Qi-feng Guo

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  3. Beijing Key Laboratory of Urban Underground Space Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China

    Peng Li, Mei-feng Cai, Sheng-jun Miao & Qi-feng Guo

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Li, P., Cai, Mf., Miao, Sj. et al. New Insights Into The Current Stress Field Around the Yishu Fault Zone, Eastern China. Rock Mech Rock Eng 52, 4133–4145 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00603-019-01792-x

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