Investigating new materials in the context of analog-physical models

• Published in: Journal of structural geology Vol. 46; pp. 158 - 166
• Main Author: Gomes, Caroline Janette Souza
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2013
• Subjects: Analog modeling; Angle of internal friction; Basements; Deformation; Failure; Inversions; Mica; Quartz; Rheology; Sand; Sand mixtures; Shear strength; Tectonics; Shear strength; Analog modeling; Angle of internal friction; Sand mixtures; Rheology

To broaden the availability of granular materials that are suitable for the analog modeling of upper crustal deformation, we investigated the mechanical behaviors of pure quartz sand and two sand mixtures (quartz sand–powdered barite and quartz sand mica crystals) using ring-shear tests and simple c...