terms:dilatancy
The property of rock to expand.
(1) Consolidated rock can expand as a result of the creation of microfractures.
(2) Unconsolidated rocks, which have a large number of grain contacts, have the property to expand by readjusting grain positions to those positions resulting in fewer contacts.
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