Influence of growth strata on the evolution of fault-related folds - distinct-element models

AAPG Memoir

Volumn , Issue 82, 2005, Pages 413-437

  Strayer, Luther M ^a,b   Gregg Erickson, S ^a,c   Suppe, John ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Sullivan County Community College   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE DEFORMATION; FAULT ZONE; FOLD; GEOMETRY; SHEAR; SIMULATION;

EID: 34548566901     PISSN: 02718529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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