Investigation of growth fault bend folding using discrete element modeling: Implications for signatures of active folding above blind thrust faults

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Benesh, N P ^a   Plesch, A ^a   Shaw, John H ^a   Frost, E K ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE FAULT; ANTICLINE; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; DISCRETE ELEMENT METHOD; EARTHQUAKE MECHANISM; FOLDING; GEOMETRY; KINEMATICS; SLIP; THRUST FAULT; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 34548560288     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JB004466     Document Type: Article

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