《Modelling of Non-coaxial Viscoplastic Deformation in Geodynamics.》.pdf

Aug．2014，Volume8，No．8(SerialNo．81)，PP．1017-1025 JournalofCivilEngineeringandArchitecture，ISSN 1934—7359，USA … … NG ModellingofNon-·coaxialViscoplasticDeformationin Geodynamics HansB．Muhlhaus，LouiseOlsen．Kettle，JingyuShiandLouisM oresi ，．SchoolofEarthSciences,TheUniversityofQueenslandBrisbane4072,Australia 2．SchoolofMathematicalSciences，MonashUniversiyt,Clayton3800,Australia 3．SchoolofGeosciences,MonashUniversiyt,Clayton3800,Australia Abstract：TheformationofshearbandsfortimeandlengthscalesappropriateofrdeformationprocessesintheupperLithosphereis investigatedinplanestrainfiniteelementsimulationsunderpredominantlyuniaxialextensionandcompression．respectively．The directionofgravityisassumedo~hogonaltotheextension／compressionaxis．Mathematically．theformationofshearzonesmaybe explainedasaconsequenceofchangesinthetypeofthegoverningmodelequations．Suchchangesorbifurcationsdependstronglyon thedetailsoftheconstitutiverelationshipssuchasstrainsoftening．thermalorchemicaleffects．associatedornon．associated-- coaxial ornon．coaxialflow rules．Herewefocusonstrainsofteningandcoaxialandnon．coaxialflowrules．Inthesimulations．weconsideran initiallyrectangulardomainwiththedimensionsLo，Hointhehorizontal，ve~icaldirections，respectively．Thedomainisextendedor compressedbyprescribingaunifomr ，horizontalvelocity fieldalongoneoftheverticalboundraieswhilekeeping theopposite boundaryfixed．Animportantglobaldescriptorofthedeofmr ationprocessistherelationshipbetweenthehorizontalstressresultant (averagehorizontalstress)andthestrainIn(LL／o)，whereListhedefomr edlengthofthedomain．Themaingoalofthispaperisto investigatekeyfactorsinfluencingthephenomenologyofthelocalizationprocesssuchasflow urle．coaxia1．non-coaxialandstrain softening．Dif_ferentoriginsofthemeshsensitivityofdefoHTIationsinvolvinglocalizationarealsoinvestigated． Keywords：Shearingband，non—coaxiality，softening，visc