Mechanics of the transition from localized to distributed fracturing in layered brittle-ductile systems

Tectonophysics

Volumn 484, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 48-59

  Schueller, Sylvie ^a,b,c   Gueydan, Frédéric ^a   Davy, Philippe ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

Author keywords

Dynamics and mechanics of faulting; Fractures and faults; Geomechanics; Mechanics theory and modelling; Rheology: crust and lithosphere

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE FRACTURE; ELASTICITY; FAULTING; GEOMECHANICS; LITHOLOGY; STRAIN; VELOCITY; VISCOSITY;

BRITTLE-DUCTILE COUPLING; CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE; DYNAMICS AND MECHANICS OF FAULTING; FAULT DISPLACEMENT RATES; FRACTURES AND FAULTS; INCOMPRESSIBLE FLUID; RHEOLOGY: CRUST AND LITHOSPHERES; THEORY AND MODELLING;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

BRITTLE DEFORMATION; CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE; DUCTILE DEFORMATION; ELASTOPLASTICITY; FAULT DISPLACEMENT; FAULTING; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GEOMECHANICS; SOFTENING; VISCOPLASTICITY;

EID: 77649339817     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2009.09.008     Document Type: Article

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