Experimental study of sheath fold development around a weak inclusion in a mechanically layered matrix

Tectonophysics

Volumn 586, Issue , 2013, Pages 130-144

  Reber, Jacqueline E ^a   Galland, Olivier ^a   Cobbold, Peter R ^b   Le Carlier de Veslud, Christian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Ductile deformation; Sheath fold; Silicone model; Simple shear; Slip surface; Weak inclusion

Indexed keywords

DUCTILE DEFORMATIONS; SHEATH FOLD; SIMPLE SHEAR; SLIP SURFACES; WEAK INCLUSION;

ASPECT RATIO; DEFORMATION; EXPERIMENTS; SILICONES; VISIBILITY;

ELASTICITY;

DUCTILE DEFORMATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FOLD; FORMATION MECHANISM; INCLUSION; SLIP; VISCOSITY;

EID: 84873569017     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2012.11.013     Document Type: Article

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