During the quadrennial term 1979–1982, major advances have been made in our
knowledge of the rheology of the oceanic lithosphere by the skillful combination of …

We review recent results concerning the rheology of the lithosphere with special attention to
the following topics: 1) the flexure of the oceanic lithosphere, 2) deformation of the …

This monograph deals with the part of the field of experimental rock deformation that is
dominated by the phenomena of brittle fracture on one scale or another. Thus a distinction …

Using optical and TEM microscopy we have determined that three regimes of dislocation
creep occur in experimentally deformed quartz aggregates, depending on the relative rates …

The concept of strength envelopes, developed in the 1970s, allowed quantitative predictions
of the strength of the lithosphere based on experimentally determined constitutive equations …

The micromechanics of brittle failure in compression and the transition from brittle to ductile
failure, observed under increasing confining pressures, are examined in the light of existing …

There is widespread evidence that ultrahigh temperatures of 900–1000° C have been
generated in the Earth's crust repeatedly in time and space. These temperatures were …

We have performed an experimental study to quantify the high‐temperature creep behavior
of natural diabase rocks under dry deformation conditions. Samples of both Maryland …

The occurrence of mechanically weak zones (σ 1− σ 3< 10 MPa) at upper-, mid-and lower
crustal depths, inferred from geological and geophysical observations and interpretations, is …

Samples of Carrara marble were deformed at room temperature to varying strains at
confining pressures spanning the range in mechanical behavior from brittle to plastic …