Geometrical analysis of the refraction and segmentation of normal faults in periodically layered sequences

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 318-335

  Schöpfer, Martin P J ^a   Childs, Conrad ^a   Walsh, John J ^a   Manzocchi, Tom ^a   Koyi, Hemin A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

En chelon; Fault geometry; Fault refraction; Fault segmentation; Sandbox modelling

Indexed keywords

NORMAL FAULTS; PERIODICALLY LAYERED SEQUENCES;

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LITHOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TECTONICS;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

FAULT GEOMETRY; LITHOLOGY; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; MODELING; NORMAL FAULT; REFRACTION; SEGMENTATION; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT;

EID: 33846783232     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2006.08.006     Document Type: Article

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