Pinch-and-swell structure and shear zones in viscoplastic layers

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 37, Issue , 2012, Pages 75-88

  Schmalholz, Stefan M ^a   Maeder, Xavier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Boudinage; Low temperature plasticity; Necking; Pinch and swell structure; Shear zones; Strain localization

Indexed keywords

BOUDINAGE; LOW-TEMPERATURE PLASTICITY; NECKING; SHEAR ZONE; STRAIN LOCALIZATION;

CARBONATE MINERALS; PLASTICITY; STEADY FLOW; TEMPERATURE;

MULTILAYERS;

CREEP; DEFORMATION; DIFFUSION; DISLOCATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LOW TEMPERATURE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERTURBATION; PLASTICITY; SHEAR ZONE; VISCOPLASTICITY;

EID: 84858151369     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2012.01.026     Document Type: Article

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