The tectonic stress field and deformation pattern of northeast India, the Bengal basin and the Indo-Burma Ranges: A numerical approach

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 121-131

  Islam, Md Shofiqul ^a,b   Shinjo, Ryuichi ^a   Kayal, J R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^b SHAHJALAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Bangladesh)

^c JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Bengal basin; Dauki fault; Maximum horizontal compressive stress; Shillong plateau

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITION; DEFORMATION; FAULT PLANE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FOLD AND THRUST BELT; NUMERICAL MODEL; REVERSE FAULT; RHEOLOGY; STRESS FIELD; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

BENGAL; INDIA; SHILLONG PLATEAU;

EID: 78449294109     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2010.08.015     Document Type: Article

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