TRACING THE MAIN STRESS DIRECTION IN THE SEDIMENTS AND ITS N-E-S-W-ORIENTATION BY THE PALEOMAGNETIC METHOD
The results of the study of a full-size core collection in order to trace the main stress direction in the sediments (where the core was taken from) have been given. For that purpose, their maximum deformation directions have been traced in the conditions of a single-axis load on the core and the maximum longitudinal-wave propagation-velocity in the core. The paleomagnetic method has been used to orient the traced directions of the maximum deformations and longitudinal-wave propagation-velocities to N-E-S-W. Three basic types of sample deformation during their single-axis compression have been revealed. The meaning of the main stress has been refined.