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confining pressure

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confining pressure [kən′fīn·iŋ ‚presh·ər]
(geology)
An equal, all-sided pressure, such as lithostatic pressure produced by overlying rocks in the crust of the earth.
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Results of measurements made on a few samples under varying confining pressure further support the capillary tube flow model behaviour as the different parameters measured showed little dependence on confining pressure (Johnson & Boitnott 1998).
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