Out-of-plane motion of a thrust sheet during along-strike propagation of a thrust ramp: A distinct-element approach

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 637-650

  Strayer, Luther M ^a,b   Suppe, John ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Out of plane motion; Thrust ramp; Thrust sheet

Indexed keywords

THRUST RAMP;

ALGORITHMS; EARTHQUAKES; NUMERICAL METHODS; ROCKS; SEISMIC PROSPECTING; VECTORS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

FAULT DISPLACEMENT; FAULT PLANE; FAULT PROPAGATION; FOLD AND THRUST BELT; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; THRUST;

EID: 0036403873     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8141(01)00115-8     Document Type: Article

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