12.520 Geodynamics, Fall 2002

Hager, Bradford H.

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Hager, Bradford H.

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Geodynamics

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Abstract

Mechanics of deformation of the crust and mantle, with emphasis on the importance of different rheological descriptions: brittle, elastic, linear and nonlinear fluids, and viscoelastic.

Date issued

2002-12

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/38876

Department

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences

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12.520-Fall2002

local: 12.520

local: IMSCP-MD5-cc0e83e9192932a92fb123864b00294c

Keywords

Geodynamics, mechanics of deformation, crust, mantle, rheological descriptions, nonlinear fluids, surface tractions, tectonic stress, quantity expression, stress variations, sandbox tectonics, displacement gradients, strains, rotations, finite strain, motivation, dislocation, plates, topography, rock rheology, accretionary wedge, linear fluids, elastic models, newtonian fluids, stream function, Rayleigh-Taylor instability, diapirism, diapirs, plumes, corner flow, power law creep, viscoelasticity, porous media, Elsasser model, time dependent porous flow, Geodynamics

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