Discrete element modelling of the influence of cover strength on basement-involved fault-propagation folding

Tectonophysics

Volumn 415, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 225-238

  Hardy, Stuart ^a,b   Finch, Emma ^c  

^a INSTITUCIÓ CATALANA DE RECERCA I ESTUDIS AVANÇATS ICREA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Basement; Faulting; Folding; Modelling; Trishear

Indexed keywords

FAULT PROPAGATION; FOLDING; OVERBURDEN; STRENGTH;

EID: 33644967357     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2006.01.002     Document Type: Article

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