Structural evolution of a three-dimensional, finite-width crustal wedge

Tectonophysics

Volumn 484, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 181-192

  Braun, Jean ^a   Yamato, Philippe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

Basal discontinuity; Numerical model; Structural geology; Surface processes; Three dimensional; Wedge mechanics

Indexed keywords

BASAL DISCONTINUITY; BASAL TEMPERATURE; COMPLEX EVOLUTIONS; COMPLEX STRUCTURE; CRUSTAL MATERIALS; DUCTILE FLOW; EROSIONAL PROCESS; FINITE DISTANCE; FINITE WIDTH; HORIZONTAL AXIS; KINKED STRUCTURES; MOUNTAIN RANGES; NUMERICAL EXPERIMENTS; NUMERICAL MODELS; OBLIQUE EXTENSION; SHEAR ZONE; STRAIN SOFTENING; STRESS ORIENTATIONS; STRIKE-SLIP STRUCTURES; STRUCTURAL EVOLUTION; SURFACE PROCESS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL RESPONSE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE; TWO-DIMENSIONAL WEDGE; VERTICAL AXIS;

COMPLEXATION; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SURFACES; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

EROSION; LOADING; NUMERICAL MODEL; OROGENY; SEDIMENTATION; SHEAR ZONE; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC WEDGE;

EID: 77649190523     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2009.08.032     Document Type: Article

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