Localization of plastic zones in rocks around rigid inclusions: Insights from experimental and theoretical models

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 112, Issue 9, 2007, Pages

  Misra, Santanu ^a   Mandal, Nibir ^a  

^a JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; SHEAR ZONE; STRAIN; STRESS FIELD;

EID: 36048953912     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JB004328     Document Type: Article

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