A computer program for the simulation of folds of different sizes under the influence of gravity

Computers and Geosciences

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 33-43

  Vacas Pena, José M ^a   Martínez Catalán, José R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Buckling; Diapirs; Finite elements; Folding; Recumbent folds

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; RHEOLOGY; STRESS ANALYSIS; THERMAL EFFECTS; USER INTERFACES; VISCOSITY;

DIAPIRIC STRUCTURES; MATERIAL CONSTANT;

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIAPIR; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FOLDING; GRAVITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; SOFTWARE;

EID: 0942291279     PISSN: 00983004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cageo.2003.09.005     Document Type: Article

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