Abstract:

Rock deformation in earth is a typical rheological process, during which large strain could occur within rock when it suffers small stress for a long-term. Generally, outcrop of many rocks in the field could be the best examples of rheological deformation occurred during geological time. Rheology has been rapidly developed in the area of mechanics since it was established in the late 19th century. Unfortunately, only a few publications applying rheological theory to geology could be found in the literature....

Key words:

rheological model, constitutive equation, residual stress, Newtonian Fluid, Maxwell Relax Time,