We conduct a two-dimensional numerical experiment on the lower crust under an intraplate strike-slip fault based on laboratory-derived power-law rheologies considering the effects of grain size and water. To understand the effects of far-field loading and material properties on the deformation of the lower crust on a geological time scale, we assume steady fault sliding on the fault in the uppe...

In this work a method is presented that can be used to predict craze initiation in glassy polymers. The approach is based on the view that the development of a craze is preceded by de formation of a localised plastic deformation zone. As this zone develops, the hydrostatic stress increases, and, when exceeding a critical stress level, cavitation will take place, leading to local development of ...

The objective of this study was to develop a numerical model for the prediction of temperature distribution, effective plastic strain distribution, and especially material flow in friction stir welding of copper plates. The DEFORM-3D software was used by incorporating a lagrangian incremental formulation. Threedimensional results of the material flow pattern which were extracted using the po...

BACKGROUND A large proportion of the plastic surgery literature is dedicated to the breast. It is one of the most common topics in our specialty, yet it is unclear which articles have been the most influential. The purpose of this study was to identify the top 100 most-cited articles on breast in the plastic surgery literature and examine the characteristics of each individual article. METHOD...

Observations of strain accumulation along plate margins in Japan, New Zealand, and the United States indicate that: 1) a typical maximum rate of secular strain accumulation is on the order of 0.3 ppm/a, 2) a substantial part of the strain accumulation process can be attributed to slip at depth on the major plate boundary faults, and 3) some plastic deformation in a zone 100 km or more in width ...

In this paper, the effects of horizontal stress and dimensions of barrier pillars on the stability of drifts hr been investigated. An elastoplastic hybrid finite/boundary element program has been used. A plastic analysis of stresses in barrier pillars above the drifts in one of the underground coal mines with inclined seams is examined. Computed stresses and safety factor controur lines around ...

Aiming at the large deformation problem of U type steel support for the roadway in deep high stress soft rock, By means of theoretic analysis and digital imitation, study on U type steel support for soft Rock Roadway. A u shaped steel & anchor rope combined supporting structure was put forward ,with the help of numerical simulation analyzing the structural, results show that the structure contr...

Three-dimensional deformation field in the vicinity of a blunt crack in a sheet of low-hardening material is determined using laser speckle and moir6 techniques. Experimental results are compared with the HRR singularity field. A zone of dominant three-dimensional effects is mapped out ahead of the crack tip. Strain contours, elastic plastic boundary and maximum shear strain trajectories are al...

The aim of this study was to analyze the force and deformation law an artificial frozen wall. Thus, frost heave coefficient introduced describe characteristics, wall regarded as a heterogeneous material whose properties changed in parabolic pattern with radius. elastoplastic stress displacement formulas non-uniform considering characteristics were derived according different strength criteria. ...