Shear localisation and strain distribution during tectonic faulting - New insights from granular-flow experiments and high-resolution optical image correlation techniques

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 283-301

  Adam, J ^a   Urai, J L ^b   Wieneke, B ^c   Oncken, O ^a   Pfeiffer, K ^c   Kukowski, N ^a   Lohrmann, J ^a   Hoth, S ^a   van der Zee, W ^b   Schmatz, J ^b  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^b RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c LAVISION GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Analogue experiments; Brittle deformation; Displacement field; Granular flow; Shear zone; Strain accumulation

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; BRITTLE FRACTURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFORMATION; GRANULAR MATERIALS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL CORRELATION; SHEAR STRESS; STRAIN; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

LOCALISED DEFORMATION; SHEAR LOCALIZATION; STRAIN ACCUMULATION; STRAIN DISTRIBUTION;

TECTONICS;

ANALOG MODEL; BRITTLE DEFORMATION; GRANULAR MEDIUM; IMAGE ANALYSIS; SHEAR ZONE; STRAIN ANALYSIS;

EID: 13444279886     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2004.08.008     Document Type: Article

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