Kinematics of convergence, deformation and stress distribution in the Taiwan collision area: 2-D finite-element numerical modelling

Tectonophysics

Volumn 255, Issue 3-4 SPEC. ISS., 1996, Pages 243-268

  Hu, Jyr Ching ^a   Angelier, Jacques ^a   Lee, Jian Cheng ^a   Chu, Hao Tsu ^b   Byrne, Daniel ^c  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS   (Taiwan)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLISION ZONE; CONVERGENCE; DEFORMATION; KINEMATICS; STRESS;

TAIWAN;

EID: 0030455209     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0040-1951(95)00140-9     Document Type: Article

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