# The viscoelastic plastic shear bands benchmarks

The folders in [this directory](https://github.com/geodynamics/aspect/tree/main/benchmarks/viscoelastic_plastic_shear_bands)
contain multiple benchmarks for examining the
development of plastic shear bands using either a viscoelastic plastic
or visco plastic formulation.

The associated references for each folder are:

- gerya_2019: T. Gerya (2019). Introduction to Numerical Geodynamic
Modeling, 2nd edition. doi:https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316534243.

- kaus_2010: B.J.P. Kaus (2010). Factors that control the angle of
shear bands in geodynamic numerical models of brittle deformation.
Tectonophysics, 484, 36-47. doi:10.1016/j.tecto.2009.08.042.

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