Aspects of faulting and fracturing in brittle lithologies [Elektronische Ressource] / vorgelegt von Marc Holland

Marc HollandAspects of faulting andfracturing in brittle lithologies A digital version of this document is available on the RWTH library website This PhD. thesis benefited significantly from support and funds of a number of projects done in corporation with Shell. Also on behalf of a the Master students working on the projects, I would like to thank Shell and especially the project supervisors: Shell Exploration and Production, New Orleans/U.S.A. Manuel Willemse Shell Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi/U.A.E. Ramon J.H. Loosveld Shell International Exploration and Production, Rijswijk/Netherlands Jan Konstanty, Keith Rawnsley, Najwa Yassir, Loïc Bazalgette The title page design of this thesis is strongly guided by a front cover design of the February 2008 issue of the Creative Review Magazine (http://www.creativereview.co.uk/) i “Aspects of faulting and fracturing in brittle lithologies” Von der Fakultät für Georessourcen und Materialtechnik der Rheinisch -Westfälischen Technischen Hochschule Aachen zur Erlangung des akademischen Grades eines Doktors der Naturwissenschaften genehmigte Dissertation vorgelegt von Diplom-Geologe Marc Holland aus Neuss Berichter: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Janos Urai Univ.-Prof. Dr. Stephen Miller Dr. Manuel Willemse Tag der mündlichen Prüfung: 29.