The effect of solidification on fluid-driven fracture, with application to bladed dykes

Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

Volumn 455, Issue 1987, 1999, Pages 2389-2409

  Bolchover, Paul ^a   Lister, John R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dyke; Flow; Fracture; Magma; Propagation; Solidification

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009932405     PISSN: 13645021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspa.1999.0409     Document Type: Article

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