Some tectonic consequences of fluid overpressures and seepage forces as demonstrated by sandbox modelling

Tectonophysics

Volumn 376, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 75-97

  Mourgues, R ^a   Cobbold, P R ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Fluid overpressures; Sandbox modelling; Seepage forces; Tectonic consequences

Indexed keywords

FAULTING; FLUID FLOW; MODELING; OVERPRESSURE; SEEPAGE; STRESS; TECTONICS;

EID: 0344530874     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(03)00348-2     Document Type: Article

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