Analysis of bookshelf mechanisms using the mechanics of Cosserat generalized continua

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1931-1943

  de Figueiredo, Rodrigo P ^a   Vargas Jr , Eurípedes do A ^b   Moraes, Anderson ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF OURO PRETO   (Brazil)

^b PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c PETROBRAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bookshelf mechanism; Cosserat generalized continuum mechanics; Mohr circles; Stress analysis

Indexed keywords

BOOKSHELF MECHANISM; CRUSTAL EXTENSIONS;

DEFORMATION; GRAPHIC METHODS; KINEMATICS; ROCKS; SHEAR STRESS; STRESS ANALYSIS;

GEOLOGY;

DEFORMATION MECHANISM; SHEAR; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

EID: 4143112329     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2004.03.002     Document Type: Article

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