Activity criterion of pre-existing fabrics in non-homogeneous deformation domain

Science China Earth Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1115-1125

  Tong, Heng Mao ^a   Cai, Dong Sheng ^b   Wu, Yong Ping ^c   Li, Xiao Guang ^c   Li, Xu Shen ^b   Meng, Ling Jian ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

^b CNOOC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (China)

^c CHINA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION   (China)

Author keywords

activation coefficient; Anderson's model; non homogeneous deformation; pre existing fabric; sandbox modeling

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION-COEFFICIENT; ANDERSONS; HOMOGENEOUS DEFORMATION; IN-DEPTH STUDY; MECHANICAL FACTORS; MOHR COULOMB CRITERION; MOHR CRITERIONS; NON-HOMOGENEOUS; NON-HOMOGENEOUS DEFORMATION; PRINCIPAL STRESS; RIFT BASIN; STRESS STATE;

BUILDINGS; DEFORMATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; STRESSES;

FABRICS;

BASEMENT ROCK; BASIN EVOLUTION; COULOMB CRITERION; DEFORMATION; FAULT; MOHR THEORY; NUMERICAL MODEL; STRESS;

EID: 77955282939     PISSN: 16747313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11430-010-3080-6     Document Type: Article

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