Stability of a frictional, cohesive layer on a viscous substratum: Validity of asymptotic solution and influence of material properties

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 102, Issue B9, 1997, Pages 20551-20570

  Triantafyllidis, N ^a   Leroy, Y M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASYMPTOTIC SOLUTION; DEFORMATION; FRICTIONAL OVERBURDEN; PLASTICITY; SALT TECTONICS; SLIP; STRATIFIED STRUCTURE; VISCOUS SUBSTRATE;

EID: 2142767949     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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