Bias due to side wall friction in sand box experiments

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 35, Issue , 2012, Pages 90-101

  Souloumiac, P ^a   Maillot, B ^a   Leroy, Y M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE CERGY PONTOISE   (France)

^b ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

Author keywords

Analogue modelling; Experimental bias; Sand box experiments; Sand glass friction

Indexed keywords

ANALOGUE MODELLING; BASAL SURFACE; BOTTOM PLATE; BOX MODELS; EXPERIMENTAL BIAS; FRONT WALLS; GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURES; MECHANICAL EQUILIBRIUM; PLANE DEFORMATION; SAND BODY; SANDBOX EXPERIMENTS; SIDE WALLS; SIDE-WALL FRICTION; THEORETICAL SOLUTIONS; THRUST FAULTS; TOP SURFACE; TOTAL FORCE; VERTICAL SIDE WALL; WALL FRICTION;

EXPERIMENTS; FRICTION; GLASS; PHOTOGRAPHY; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); TRIBOLOGY;

SAND;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; DEFORMATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FRICTION; GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURE; MODEL VALIDATION; STRUCTURAL CONTROL; TECTONIC PLATE; THRUST FAULT; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 84855745523     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2011.11.002     Document Type: Article

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