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6 1/2 X 9 7/16 in Preface to the second edition. Foreword to the 1992 edition. Preface to the 1992 edition. 1. Elasticity. 1.1 St ress. 1.2 Strain. 1.3 Elastic moduli. 1.4 Strain energy. 1.5 Thermoelasticity. 1.6 Poroelasticity. 1.7 Anisotropy. 1.8 Non-linearelasticity. 1.9 Time-dependent effects. 2. Failure mechanics. 2.1 Basic concepts. 2.2 T ensile failure. 2.3 Shear failure. 2.4 Compaction failure. 2.5 Failure criteria in three dimensions. 2.6 Fluid effects. 2.7 Presentation and interpretation of data from failure tests. 2.8 Beyond the yield point. 2.9 Failure of anisotropic and fractured rocks. 2.10 Stress history effects. 3. Geological aspec ts of petroleum related rock mechanics. 3.1 Underground st resses. 3.2 Pore pressure. 3.3 Sedimentological aspects. 3 .4 Mechanical properties of sedimentary rocks. 4. Stresses around boreholes Borehole failure criteria. 4.1 Stresses and strains in cylindrical coordinates. 4.2 Stresses in a hollow c
