Initiation and reactivation of faults during movement over a thrust-fault ramp: Numerical mechanical models

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 11-23

  Erickson, S G ^a   Strayer, L M ^a   Suppe, J ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAULTING; REACTIVATION; THRUST FAULT;

DEFORMATION; ELASTOPLASTICITY; FRICTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SHEAR STRESS; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

FAULT BENDS; FAULT FRICTION; FAULT GEOMETRY;

TECTONICS;

EID: 0034745965     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8141(00)00074-2     Document Type: Article

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