On the basis of slab remnants between 45 ∘ N and 45 ∘ S, we find that palaeolongitudes gradually depart between 40 and 120 Myr, amounting to a westward longitude shift of 18 ∘ –20 ∘ between 120 and ...

Construction joints are formed or placed into slabs to define stopping places or the extent of an individual concrete placement. There are different types of construction joints: butt-type with and ...

From the deepest ocean trench to the tallest mountain, plate tectonics explains the features and movement of Earth's surface in the present and the past. The theory of plate tectonics was developed ...