Mechanical Strength of Extended Lithosphere: Application tothe Exmouth Plateau, Northwest Australia

目前存在的一个主要争议是， 大陆岩石圈，与伸展盆地和 被动大陆边缘，具有机械强度（或 抗弯刚度）。 本工作将：（1）提供一个关键的 审查以前使用的假设和方法 研究得出结论，扩展的岩石圈 （2）研究重力异常的敏感性 弯曲刚度随时间的变化， 延伸，和（3）确定机械强度的 澳大利亚西北部的埃克斯茅斯高原边缘。

A major controversy presently exists over whether extended continental lithosphere, associated with extensional basins and passive continental margins, possesses mechanical strength (or flexural rigidity). This work will: (1) provide a critical examination of the assumptions and methods used in previous studies that concluded that extended lithosphere has negligible strength, (2) investigate the sensitivity of gravity anomalies to variations of flexural rigidity as a function of time since extension, and (3) determine the mechanical strength of the Exmouth plateau margin of northwest Australia.