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SCALE models have often been used to illustrate or gain insight into geological processes1,2. It may now be possible to study full scale models using a digital computer and the finite element method—a method of stress analysis in complex structures developed in the engineering sciences3.
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DOUGLAS, A. Finite Elements for Geological Modelling. Nature 226, 630–631 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1038/226630a0
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