List of Figures

1. Cross-section of a long stiff cylindrical inclusion in a less stiff matrix.

2. A surface representing the mean-stress magnitude

3. Deformation of a grid that is initially composed of uniform squares.

4. The intensity of the diffusive fluxes.

5. Possible profiles of mean stress along the east valley.

6. Two possible bending experiments

7. Stress profiles along the north axis

8. Stress profiles along the east axis

9. Strain-rate profiles along the east axis.