Three-dimensional displacement-length scaling and maximum dimension of normal faults in layered rocks

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 16, 2005, Pages 1-4

  Soliva, Roger ^a,b   Schultz, Richard A ^a   Benedicto, Antonio ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; CLAY; FRACTURE MECHANICS; LIMESTONE; LITHOLOGY; RHEOLOGY; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; THERMAL STRATIFICATION;

LAYERED ROCKS; MECHANICALLY HETEROGENEOUS GRADIENT; NORMAL FAULTS; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE;

TECTONICS;

FAULT DISPLACEMENT; FAULT GEOMETRY; LAYERED MEDIUM; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE;

EID: 26844580779     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005GL023007     Document Type: Article

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