Use of boudinaged rigid objects as a strain gauge: Insights from analogue and numerical models

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 759-773

  Mandal, Nibir ^a   Dhar, Rajib ^a   Misra, Santanu ^a   Chakraborty, Chandan ^b  

^a JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Boudinage; Bulk extension; Finite element model; Pure shear and simple shear; Quadratic elongation; Slip sense

Indexed keywords

BOUDINAGE; BULK EXTENSION; QUADRATIC ELONGATION;

ASPECT RATIO; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RHEOLOGY; SHEAR STRESS; STRAIN GAGES;

ROCK MECHANICS;

DEFORMATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HOST ROCK; NUMERICAL MODEL; RHEOLOGY; SHEAR STRAIN; STRAIN ANALYSIS;

EID: 34247544471     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2007.02.007     Document Type: Article

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