Study of plate deformation and stress in subduction processes using two-dimensional numerical models

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 102, Issue B8, 1997, Pages 17951-17965

  Hassani, Riad ^a   Jongmans, Denis ^a   Chéry, Jean ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LITHOSPHERIC PLATE; STRESS; SUBDUCTION;

EID: 0031423528     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jb01354     Document Type: Article

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