Numerical simulation of compaction bands in high-porosity sedimentary rock

Mechanics of Materials

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 143-162

  Katsman, R ^a   Aharonov, E ^a   Scher, H ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Compaction; Disorder; Porous rock; Rock mechanics; Spring network

Indexed keywords

BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPACTION; COMPRESSIVE STRESS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFORMATION; LATTICE VIBRATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUCLEATION; POROSITY; ROCK MECHANICS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; STATISTICAL METHODS; STRAIN;

DISORDERS; PARAMETRIC ANALYSES; POROUS ROCKS; SPRING NETWORKS;

SEDIMENTARY ROCKS;

EID: 4944259430     PISSN: 01676636     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mechmat.2004.01.004     Document Type: Article

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