Influence of viscous layers on the growth of normal faults: Insights from experimental and numerical models

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1471-1485

  Bellahsen, Nicolas ^a,b   Daniel, Jean Marc ^a   Bollinger, Laurent ^c   Burov, Evgenii ^b  

^a IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c CEA DIF   (France)

Author keywords

Analogue models; Displacement length relationship; Normal faults; Numerical models; Rheology; Viscous layers

Indexed keywords

VISCOUS LAYERS;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CLAY; DEFORMATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SILICONES; VISCOSITY;

BRITTLENESS;

DEFORMATION; FAULT; FAULT DISPLACEMENT; NORMAL FAULT; RHEOLOGY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONICS;

EID: 0038682729     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8141(02)00185-2     Document Type: Article

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