Stress state interpretation in light of pressure-solution creep: Numerical modelling of limestone in the Eastern Paris Basin, France

Tectonophysics

Volumn 483, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 377-389

  Gunzburger, Yann ^a  

^a CRPG CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Creep law; Limestone; Long term behaviour; Pressure solution; Stress state

Indexed keywords

GAINING INSIGHTS; GEOLOGICAL TIME; GRAIN-TO-GRAIN CONTACTS; HORIZONTAL STRESS; IN-SITU MEASUREMENT; LARGE-SCALE DEFORMATION; MECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS; MICRO MECHANISMS; NUMERICAL MODELLING; NUMERICAL MODELS; PARIS BASIN; POISSON'S RATIO; PRESSURE SOLUTION; PRESSURE-SOLUTION CREEP; RHEOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; SMALL-SCALE PROCESS; STRESS PROFILE; STRESS STATE; TIME-DEPENDENT BEHAVIOUR; TOTAL STRAIN; VISCO-ELASTIC;

CREEP; DISSOLUTION; ELASTICITY; LITHOLOGY; POISSON RATIO; RHEOLOGY; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SETTLING TANKS; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; VISCOSITY;

LIMESTONE;

CREEP; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; LIMESTONE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRESSURE SOLUTION; RHEOLOGY; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; STRESS; TIME DEPENDENT BEHAVIOR; VISCOELASTICITY;

FRANCE; PARIS BASIN;

EID: 76849115208     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2009.11.005     Document Type: Article

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