Anticlinal axis


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(Geol.) a line or ridge from which the strata slope downward on the two opposite sides.

See also: Axis

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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Therefore, an initial horizontal stress of 60 MPa is applied to simulate the concentrated structure stress in the anticlinal axis. The Mohr-Coulomb model is used to calculate the numerical model.
(2) When the distance is 4 m between the working face and anticlinal axis in Figure 8(c), the maximum value of the abutment pressure is 60 MPa.
A vertical monitoring line is set up in the anticlinal axis of the numerical model.
Research of Rock Burst Risk Induced by Mining and Field Case in Anticlinal Control Area
The Dungan Limestone forms the peaks of anticlinal axis extending more than 10 km north south.
Stratigraphy, vertebrate paleontology and economic significance of Zinda Pir anticline, Dera Ghazi Khan District, South Punjab, Pakistan

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