Interpreting finite strain: Analysis of deformation in analog models

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 654-661

  Haq, Saad S B ^a   Davis, Dan M ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Analog model; Deformation analysis; Sandbox experiments; Strain; Strain partitioning

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958177885     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2009.03.017     Document Type: Article

References (23)

1. Byerlee J. Friction of rocks. Pure and Applied Geophysics 1978, 116:615-626.
2. Byrne D.E., Wang W.H., Davis D.M. Mechanical role of backstops in the growth of fore-arcs. Tectonics 1993, 12:123-144.
3. Davis D., Suppe J., Dahlen F.A. Mechanics of fold-and-thrust belts and accretionary wedges. Journal of Geophysical Research 1983, 88:1153-1172.
4. England P., Molnar P. Active deformation of Asia: from kinematics to dynamics. Science 1997, 278:647-650.
5. Enlow R.L., Koons P.O. Critical wedges in three dimensions: analytical expressions from Mohr-Coulomb constrained perturbation analysis. Journal of Geophysical Research 1998, 103:4897-4914.
6. Haines A.J., Holt W.E. A procedure for obtaining the complete horizontal motions within zones of distributed deformation from the inversion of strain-rate data. Journal of Geophysical Research-Solid Earth 1993, 98:12057-12082.
7. Haq, S.S.B., 2004, Mechanics of strain partitioning at convergent margins, Ph.D. dissertation, Stony Brook University.
8. Haq S.S.B., Davis D.M. Oblique convergence and the lobate mountain belts of western Pakistan. Geology 1997, 25:23-26.
9. Haq S.S.B., Davis D.M. Extension during active collision in thin-skinned wedges: insights from laboratory experiments. Geology 2008, 36:475-478.
10. Haq S.S.B., Davis D.M. Modeling the rheological dependence of strain partitioning in oblique wedges during active collision and "post-tectonic" relaxation. EOS (Transactions, American Geophysical Union) 2005, 86(52). Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract T11B-0365.
11. Hubbert M.K., Rubey W. Bulletin of the Geological Society of America 1959, 70:115-166.
12. Hearn E.H., Humphreys E.D. Kinematics of the southern Walker Lane Belt and motion of the Sierra Nevada block, California. Journal of Geophysical Research-Solid Earth 1998, 103:27033-27049.
13. Jarrard R.D. Terrane motion by strike-slip faulting of forearc slivers. Geology 1986, 14:780-783.
14. Jensen John R. Remote Sensing of the Environment: An Earth Resource Perspective 2000, Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ.
15. Koons P.O., Henderson C.M. Geodetic analysis of model oblique collision and comparison to the Southern Alps of New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics 1995, 38:545-552.
16. Martinez A., Malavieille J., Lallemand S., Collot J.Y. Strain partitioning in an accretionary wedge, in oblique convergence: analogue modelling. Bulletin De La Societe Geologique De France 2002, 173(1):17-24.
17. McCaffrey R. Estimates of modern arc-parallel strain rates in fore arcs. Geology 1996, 24:27-30.
18. McClay K.R., Whitehouse P.S., Dooley T., Richards M. 3D evolution of fold and thrust belts formed by oblique convergence. Marine and Petroleum Geology 2004, 21(7):857-877.
19. Means W.D. Stress and Strain: Basic Concepts of Continuum Mechanics for Geologists 1976, Springer.
20. Mulugeta G. Modeling the geometry of coulomb thrust wedges. Journal of Structural Geology 1988, 10(8):847-859.
21. Paterson M.S. Experimental Rock Deformation: The Brittle field 1978, Springer-Verlag, New York, p. 16-50.
22. Platt J.P. Mechanics of oblique convergence. Journal of Geophysical Research 1993, 98(B9):16239-16256.
23. Wang W.H., Davis D.M. Sandbox model simulation of forearc evolution and noncritical wedges. Journal of Geophysical Research 1996, 101(B5):11329-11339.