The Geological Deformation of Sediments

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Sediments are now known to be subjected to deformation in a wide variety of geological environments, and to produce a striking range of structures. The principles of how sediments respond to stress are well established in the discipline of soil mechanics, and apply in geology, whether the sediment is responding to the shear induced by an ice sheet, the slow creep down a submarine slope, or the tectonic stresses generated at plate margins. This book covers the theoretical principles, their application and results in all geological environments where sediment deformation is now known to be important. It explains the basic ideas for a newcomer, but develops concepts and provides up-to-date literature references for specialists.