Failure in accretionary wedges with the maximum strength theorem: numerical algorithm and 2D validation

DOI10.1007/s10596-010-9184-4zbMath1198.74047MaRDI QIDQ601261

Yves M. Leroy, Kristian Krabbenhoft, Bertrand Maillot, Pauline Souloumiac

Publication date: 3 November 2010

Published in: Computational Geosciences (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://hal-mines-paristech.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00584137/file/laub_1-1.pdf

zbMATH Keywords

optimization; limit analysis; geomechanics; structural geology

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

90C30: Nonlinear programming

74L05: Geophysical solid mechanics

Related Items

Stability of accretionary wedges based on the maximum strength theorem for fluid-saturated porous media, A contact dynamics approach to the granular element method

Uses Software

• Mosek

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