A dynamic model for fault nucleation and propagation in a mechanically layered section

Tectonophysics

Volumn 474, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 473-492

  Welch, Michael J ^a   Davies, Russell K ^b   Knipe, Rob J ^a   Tueckmantel, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

Author keywords

Fault nucleation; Fault propagation; Modelling; Strain energy

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX PATTERN; DIFFERENTIAL STRESS; FAULT NUCLEATION; FAULT PROPAGATION; FINITE ELEMENT TECHNIQUES; HIGH DENSITY; HORIZONTAL STRAIN; LAYER BOUNDARIES; MODELLING; SLIDING FRICTION COEFFICIENT; WEAK LAYER;

DYNAMIC MODELS; FRICTION; STRAIN ENERGY;

NUCLEATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; DISPLACEMENT; DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; ENERGY BALANCE; FAULT PROPAGATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; OUTCROP; STRAIN ANALYSIS; STRESS FIELD;

AFRICA; EGYPT; NORTH AFRICA; SINAI;

EID: 69249217733     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2009.04.025     Document Type: Article

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