Modeling of salt tectonics

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 197, Issue 1-4, 2007, Pages 281-293

  Massimi, P ^a   Quarteroni, A ^a,b   Saleri, F ^a   Scrofani, G ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Adaptive modeling; Diapirism; Finite elements; Multi physics; Non Newtonian fluids; Salt tectonics

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; KINEMATICS; NON NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; SEDIMENTS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; THERMAL EFFECTS;

ADAPTIVE MODELING; GEOLOGICAL RECONSTRUCTION; GRID ADAPTIVITY; SALT TECTONICS;

LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; KINEMATICS; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; NON NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; SEDIMENTS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; THERMAL EFFECTS;

EID: 35348817383     PISSN: 00457825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2007.08.004     Document Type: Article

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