The transition from single layer to foliation boudinage: A dynamic modelling approach

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 42, Issue , 2012, Pages 118-126

  Arslan, Arzu ^a,c   Koehn, Daniel ^a,b   Passchier, Cees W ^a   Sachau, Till ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Flow; Foliation boudinage; Fracture; Numerical model; Visco elastic

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE DEFORMATION; COMMON STRUCTURES; COMPLEX GEOMETRIES; DISCRETE-ELEMENT APPROACH; DUCTILE DEFORMATIONS; DUCTILE FLOW; DYNAMIC DEVELOPMENT; ELASTIC PROPERTIES; FLOW; FLOW PERTURBATIONS; FOLIATION BOUDINAGE; HIGH-STRAIN ZONES; PURE SHEAR; SHEAR FRACTURE; SINGLE LAYER; SPRING MODEL; STRAIN LOCALIZATIONS; VISCO-ELASTIC; VISCO-ELASTIC MATERIAL;

DEFORMATION; ELASTIC CONSTANTS; ELASTICITY; FRACTURE; MICA; NUMERICAL MODELS;

ANISOTROPY;

ANISOTROPY; DUCTILE DEFORMATION; FRACTURE; MODELING; NUMERICAL MODEL; STRAIN; VISCOELASTICITY;

MICAS;

EID: 84865327347     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2012.06.005     Document Type: Article

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