About the SBRA Method Applied in Mechanics of Continental Plates

Abstract

This article shows how the probabilistic SBRA (Simulation-Based Reliability Assessment) Method (i.e. stochastic Monte Carlo approach) is applied to the model of the behaviour of the lithosphere of the Earth (geomechanical model). The main idea is based on the genesis of thermoelastic waves (i.e. influence of our Son) due to thermal expansion of the rock mass and the ratcheting mechanisms. SBRA method applied in this problem is a new and innovative trend for modelling in mechanics.

Keywords

• Lithosphere
• continental plate
• field of temperature
• heat conductivity factor
• ratcheting
• stress tensor
• thermoelastic wave
• strain tensor
• creep
• SBRA method