Sandbox experiments on gravitational spreading and gliding in the presence of fluid overpressures

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 887-901

  Mourgues, R ^a,b   Cobbold, P R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU MAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Analogue modelling; Analytical solutions; Fluid overpressure; Gravity gliding; Gravity spreading; Slope instability

Indexed keywords

DIMENSION; FRICTIONAL RESISTANCE; GRAVITATIONAL GLIDING; GRAVITATIONAL SPREADING;

DEFORMATION; DUCTILITY; FLUIDS; GRAVITATION; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PRESSURE; STRESSES;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

DEFORMATION MECHANISM; FAULT; GRAVITY FIELD; NUMERICAL MODEL; OVERPRESSURE; SLOPE STABILITY;

EID: 33744905820     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2005.12.013     Document Type: Article

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