Brittle fractures and ductile shear bands in argillaceous sediments: Inferences from Oligocene Boom Clay (Belgium)

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1095-1112

  Dehandschutter, B ^a,d   Vandycke, S ^b   Sintubin, M ^a   Vandenberghe, N ^a   Wouters, L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b FACULTÉ POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONS   (Belgium)

^c Belgian Agency for Management of Radioactive Waste and Enriched Fissile Materials   (Belgium)

^d International Bureau of Environmental Studies   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Brittle ductile transition; Critical state mechanics; Microfabric; Microtectonics; Soft sediment deformation

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE STRUCTURES; FLUID-FLOW PROPERTIES; MUDSTONES; PALEOSTRESS ANALYSIS;

BRITTLE FRACTURE; DUCTILITY; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FORCE CONTROL; JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); SHEAR DEFORMATION; STRAIN RATE; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRESS ANALYSIS; TECTONICS;

SEDIMENTS;

ARGILLACEOUS DEPOSIT; BRITTLE DEFORMATION; DUCTILE DEFORMATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; SLICKENSIDE;

EID: 22144461350     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2004.08.014     Document Type: Article

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