A test of the validity of yield strength envelopes with an elastoviscoplastic finite element model

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 140, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 399-409

  Albert, Richard A ^a,b   Phillips, Roger J ^a   Dombard, Andrew J ^a   Brown, C David ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

Creep; Finite element method; Lithosphere; Lithosphere deformation; Rheology; Strain rate

Indexed keywords

CREEP; DEFORMATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LITHOSPHERE; RHEOLOGY; STRAIN RATE;

EID: 0034100537     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.2000.00006.x     Document Type: Article

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