Dear Colleagues,
last reminder for those who have not yet submitted their abstracts for the next EGU General Assembly in Vienna.
We welcome contributions to the following
session:
EMRP1.2 - STRAIN LOCALIZATION AND CHEMICAL COMPACTION
http://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2013/session/11631
Strain localization occurs on all scales, from small laboratory samples up
to crustal fault zones. Since localized deformation can significantly influence
the stress field, strain partitioning and fluid transport, it is important to
have a fundamental understanding of the mechanics of strain localization in
rocks. The interplay between overburden-related boundary conditions and rock
rheology can be responsible for the development of dilatant (i.e. joints and
veins) and/or contractional (i.e. compaction bands and pressure solution seams)
strain localization features.
The session aims to identify the microstructural parameters that control
the development and geometric attributes of strain localization features at
various scales, from field to laboratory and on transport properties. In
particular new experimental techniques for estimating the transport properties
of natural media and data interpretations will be analyzed.
Emanuele Tondi, Patrick
Baud, Fabrizio Balsamo, Jerome Fortin