Inverse method applied to a sand wedge: Estimation of friction parameters and uncertainty analysis

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 55, Issue , 2013, Pages 101-113

  Cubas, Nadaya ^a   Barnes, Christophe ^b   Maillot, Bertrand ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE CERGY PONTOISE   (France)

Author keywords

Accretionary wedge; Inverse problem; Numerical simulation; Physical modelling; Thrusting sequence

Indexed keywords

ACCRETIONARY WEDGE; EXPERIMENTAL VALUES; FRICTION COEFFICIENTS; FUNDAMENTAL MECHANISMS; INDEPENDENT MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL MODELLING; QUANTITATIVE INFORMATION; THRUSTING SEQUENCE;

BENDING (DEFORMATION); COMPUTER SIMULATION; INVERSE PROBLEMS; TRIBOLOGY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

FRICTION;

ACCRETIONARY PRISM; COMPRESSION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ERROR ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION METHOD; FRICTION; INVERSE PROBLEM; PROBABILITY; THRUST FAULT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84884249311     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2013.07.003     Document Type: Article

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