Deterministic chaos in frictional wedges revealed by convergence analysis

International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics

Volumn 37, Issue 17, 2013, Pages 3036-3051

  Mary, B C L ^a   Maillot, B ^a   Leroy, Y M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE CERGY PONTOISE   (France)

^b ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

Author keywords

Accretionary wedges; Deterministic chaos; Fold and thrust belts; Frictional materials; Imperfection sensitivity; Kinematic approach; Limit analysis

Indexed keywords

ACCRETIONARY WEDGE; DETERMINISTIC CHAOS; FOLD-AND-THRUST BELTS; FRICTIONAL MATERIALS; IMPERFECTION SENSITIVITY; KINEMATIC APPROACHES; LIMIT ANALYSIS;

CHAOTIC SYSTEMS; FAULTING; FRICTION; KINEMATICS;

DEFORMATION;

ACCRETIONARY PRISM; COMPRESSION; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; FAULTING; FOLD AND THRUST BELT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; THEORETICAL STUDY; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT;

EID: 84887820110     PISSN: 03639061     EISSN: 10969853     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nag.2177     Document Type: Article

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