Predicting stress distributions in fold-and-thrust belts and accretionary wedges by optimization

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 114, Issue 9, 2009, Pages

  Souloumiac, P ^a,e   Leroy, Y M ^b   Maillot, B ^c   Krabbenhoft K ^d  

^a Grande Voie des Vignes   (France)

^b ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE CERGY PONTOISE   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^e ECOLE CENTRALE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCRETIONARY PRISM; COULOMB CRITERION; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; ELASTICITY; FOLD AND THRUST BELT; OPTIMIZATION; PREDICTION; STRESS; THRUST;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN;

EID: 72049105308     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JB005986     Document Type: Article

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