Gelatins as rock analogs: A systematic study of their rheological and physical properties

Tectonophysics

Volumn 473, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 391-403

  Di Giuseppe, E ^a,b   Funiciello, F ^a   Corbi, F ^a   Ranalli, G ^c   Mojoli, G ^d  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d ItalScientifica spa   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gelatins; Laboratory modeling; Rheology; Visco elasto brittle rheology

Indexed keywords

APPLIED STRAIN; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CRUSTAL DEFORMATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL SETUP; GELATINS; LABORATORY MODELS; LITHOSPHERIC; PIG SKIN; RHEOLOGICAL BEHAVIORS; RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTY; SYSTEMATIC STUDY; VISCO-ELASTO-BRITTLE RHEOLOGY;

ELASTICITY; GELATION; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; PLASTICITY; STRAIN RATE; VISCOSITY;

RHEOLOGY;

ANALOG MODEL; BRITTLE DEFORMATION; CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GEL; LABORATORY METHOD; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; RHEOLOGY; ROCK MECHANICS; STRAIN RATE; VISCOELASTICITY;

SUIDAE;

EID: 67650573190     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2009.03.012     Document Type: Article

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