SEDIS - Thesaurus
lithostatic pressure  | |
|---|---|
| UF | geostatic pressure |
| ground pressure | |
| overburden pressure | |
| rock pressure | |
| RT | rock mechanics |
| soil mechanics | |
| pressure | |
| overpressure | |
| SN | Vertical pressure at a point in the Earth's crust, equal to the pressure caused by the weight of a column of the overlying rock or soil. Added to Thesaurus in 1998. |
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