Stability of accretionary wedges based on the maximum strength theorem for fluid-saturated porous media

Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 643-664

  Pons, A ^a   Leroy, Y M ^a  

^a ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

Author keywords

Geological material; Ideally plastic material; Limit analysis; Optimization; Porous material

Indexed keywords

ACCRETIONARY WEDGE; ARBITRARY TOPOGRAPHY; BOTTOM SURFACES; COHESIVE MATERIALS; CRITICAL STABILITY; FINITE GEOMETRY; FLUID PRESSURES; FLUID SATURATED POROUS MEDIA; FRICTION COEFFICIENTS; FRICTIONAL CONTACT; FRICTIONAL MATERIALS; GEOLOGICAL MATERIALS; IDEALLY PLASTIC MATERIAL; LIMIT ANALYSIS; MATERIAL PARAMETER; MAXIMUM STRENGTH; REVERSE FAULTS; SEISMOGENIC ZONES; STABILITY CONDITION; SUBDUCTING PLATE; TOP SURFACE;

FAILURE MODES; FRICTION; OPTIMIZATION; POROUS MATERIALS; STABILITY; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY; TECTONICS; TOPOGRAPHY;

STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

EID: 84856696050     PISSN: 00225096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmps.2011.12.011     Document Type: Article

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