Finite element analysis of crustal deformation in the Ou Backbone Range, northeastern Japan, with non-linear visco-elasticity and plasticity: Effects of non-uniform thermal structure

Earth, Planets and Space

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 499-512

  Shibazaki, Bunichiro ^a   Garatani, Kazuteru ^b   Okuda, Hiroshi ^c  

^a BUILDING RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b Kasumigaseki Bldg   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Crustal deformation; GeoFEM; Non linear visco elasticity; Ou Backbone Range; Plasticity; Thermal structure

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; FAULTING; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; PLASTICITY; TECTONIC SETTING; THERMAL STRUCTURE; VISCOELASTICITY;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN;

EID: 34547122751     PISSN: 13438832     EISSN: 18805981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/BF03352713     Document Type: Article

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