Construction of coherent 3D geological blocks

Computers and Geosciences

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 971-984

  Galera, Cyril ^a,b   Bennis, Chakib ^b   Moretti, Isabelle ^b   Mallet, Jean Laurent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^b IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

Author keywords

3D structural model; Balanced block diagram; Flexural slip; Isopacity; Listric fault; Rollover; Simple shear

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; EXTRAPOLATION; SEISMOLOGY;

DEFORMATION MODES;

GEOLOGY;

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; DEFORMATION; FAULT GEOMETRY; GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURE; SHEAR; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 0141569414     PISSN: 00983004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0098-3004(03)00085-2     Document Type: Article

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