CASQUS: A new simulation tool for coupled 3D finite element modeling of tectonic and surface processes based on ABAQUS™ and CASCADE

Computers and Geosciences

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1959-1967

  Kurfeß, Daniel ^a   Heidbach, Oliver ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Erosion; Finite element method; Interaction; Numerical modeling; Surface processes; Tectonics

Indexed keywords

3D FINITE ELEMENT MODELING; ARBITRARY LAGRANGIAN EULERIAN; BENCHMARK MODELS; COMMERCIAL SOFTWARE; COMPLEX STRUCTURE; EARTH'S SURFACE; EROSION AND SEDIMENTATION; FEEDBACK MECHANISMS; FINITE ELEMENT SOLVER; FLUVIAL TRANSPORT; GEOMECHANICAL SIMULATIONS; HILLSLOPES; INTERACTION; MASS REDISTRIBUTION; MODELING TECHNIQUE; NUMERICAL MODELING; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; RHEOLOGICAL BEHAVIORS; SIMULATION TOOL; SURFACE PROCESS; SURFACE PROCESSES; TECTONIC PROCESS;

ABAQUS; COUPLED CIRCUITS; RHEOLOGY; SIMULATORS; TECTONICS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TOOLS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EROSION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; SEDIMENTATION; SOFTWARE; TECTONIC SETTING; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 70249147177     PISSN: 00983004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cageo.2008.10.019     Document Type: Article

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