A part of total Vertical Stress imposed on the Rock Matrix:
| (1) | \sigma_{\rm eff} = \sigma_t - p_{\phi} |
where
\sigma_{\rm eff} | Effective Stress |
\sigma_t | Total Vertical Stress |
p_{\phi} | Pore Pressure |
See Also
Petroleum Industry / Upstream / Subsurface E&P Disciplines / Rock Geomechanics
[ Geostatic Pressure ] [ Geostatic Pressure @model ]