Thermal-mechanical modeling of cooling history and fracture development in inflationary basalt lava flows

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 170, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 181-197

  Kattenhorn, Simon A ^a   Schaefer, Conrad J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

basalt; cooling; inflation; lava; thermal mechanical model

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; BASALT; COOLING; FRACTURE; ISOTHERMS; STRESS CONCENTRATION;

FRACTURE DEVELOPMENT; INFLATION FRACTURE; LAVA FLOW; THERMAL-MECHANICAL MODELING;

VOLCANOES;

BASALT; COOLING; FRACTURE PROPAGATION; ISOTHERM; LAVA FLOW; NUMERICAL MODEL; THERMAL EXPANSION;

IDAHO; NORTH AMERICA; SNAKE RIVER PLAIN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 40649088596     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2007.10.002     Document Type: Article

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