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A flat jack method has been used to determine the principal stress axes in the Jurassic limestone of the basin of Paris and in neighbouring regions. The results have been compared with a few overcoring measurements in boreholes of a few meters.
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Paquin, C., Froidevaux, C. (1980). Tectonic Stresses in France. In: Scheidegger, A.E. (eds) Tectonic Stresses in the Alpine-Mediterranean Region. Rock Mechanics / Felsmechanik / Mécanique des Roches, vol 9. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-8588-9_3
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