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Subduction, collision, exhumation (Candioti et al., 2021)

Wilson cycle simulation (Candioti et al., 2021)

Tectonic model of a visco-elasto-plastic wedge (Kiss et al., 2020) 

Deformation of multilayers in 3D

Coesite to quartz and garnet yielding: pressure (Luisier et al., 2023)

Host-inclusion decompression with inclusion phase transition and host frictional plasticity: Hexagonal shape host

Host-inclusion decompression with inclusion phase transition and host frictional plasticity: Elliptical shape host

Comparison of regularisarisation schemes for frictional plasticity (Duretz et al., 2023)

Modelling of a geodynamic cycle: Model M1 (Candioti et al., 2020)

Elasto-plastic shear banding with Drucker-Prager model (Duretz et al., 2018)

Duretz T., A. Souche, R. de Borst L. Le Pourhiet (2018), The benefits of using a consistent tangent operator for visco‐elasto‐plastic computations in geodynamics, Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, Vol. 19 (12), 4904-4924

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Elasto-visco-plastic shear banding with Drucker-Prager model (Duretz et al., 2018)

Duretz T., A. Souche, R. de Borst L. Le Pourhiet (2018), The benefits of using a consistent tangent operator for visco‐elasto‐plastic computations in geodynamics, Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, Vol. 19 (12), 4904-4924

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Multilayer extension: shear zones development (Duretz & Schmalholz, 2015)

Reference: Duretz T. and S. M. Schmalholz (2015). From symmetric necking to localized asymmetric shearing: The role of mechanical layering, Geology, Vol. 43 (8), 711-714

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Magma dynamics: Melt segregation (Yamato et al., 2015)

Reference: Yamato P., T. Duretz, D. A. May, and R. Tartèse (2015). Quantifying magma segregation in dykes, Tectonophysics, Vol. 660, 132-147

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Obduction model applied to Anatolia Lesser Caucasus ophiolite (Hässig et al., 2016)

Reference: Hässig M., Y. Rolland, T. Duretz, and M. Sosson (2016). Obduction triggered by regional heating during plate reorganization, Terra Nova, Vol. 28, 76-82

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Obduction model applied to the Oman ophiolite (Duretz et al., 2016)

Reference: Duretz T., P. Agard, P. Yamato, C. Ducassou, E. B. Burov, T. V. Gerya (2016). Thermo-mechanical modeling of the obduction process based on the Oman ophiolite case, Gondwana Research, Vol. 32, 1-10

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Slab detachment, partial melting and eduction (Labrousse et al., 2016)

Reference: Labrousse L., T. Duretz, T. V. Gerya (2015). H2O-fluid-saturated melting of subducted continental crust facilitates exhumation of ultrahigh-pressure rocks in continental subduction zones, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Vol. 428, 151-161

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3D Slab detachment, topography evolution, crustal stucture, slab shape and mantle flow  (Duretz et al., 2014)

Reference: Duretz T., T. V. Gerya, and W. Spakman (2014). Slab detachment in laterally varying subduction zones: 3-D numerical modeling, Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 14 (6), 1951-1956

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Slab detachment & Eduction (Duretz & Gerya, 2013)

Reference: Duretz, T. and T. V. Gerya (2013). Slab detachment during continental collision: Influence of crustal rheology and interaction with lithospheric delamination, Tectonophysics, Vol. 602,124-140

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Delamination, Slab detachment and Eduction (Duretz & Gerya, 2013)

Reference: Duretz, T. and T. V. Gerya (2013). Slab detachment during continental collision: Influence of crustal rheology and interaction with lithospheric delamination, Tectonophysics, Vol. 602,124-140

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Coesite to quartz and garnet yielding: plastic strain rate (Luisier et al., 2023)