Simulating brittle fault evolution from networks of pre-existing joints within crystalline rock

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1742-1753

  Moir, Heather ^a   Lunn, Rebecca J ^a   Shipton, Zoe K ^b   Kirkpatrick, James D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fault zone evolution; Numerical modelling

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX FAULTS; COMPLEX INTERACTION; DAMAGE ZONES; FAR-FIELD STRESS; FAULT EVOLUTION; FAULT-ZONE EVOLUTION; FIELD OBSERVATIONS; FRACTURE PATTERN; INITIAL POSITION; LINEAR STRUCTURES; LOCAL STRESS; LOCAL VARIATIONS; NEIGHBOURING JOINTS; NUMERICAL MODELLING; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; SPATIAL EVOLUTION; STRESS FIELD; TRACE GEOMETRY;

CRYSTALLINE ROCKS; NUMERICAL METHODS; STRESSES;

GEOMETRY;

BRITTLE DEFORMATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTALLINE ROCK; FAULT GEOMETRY; FAULT ZONE; FRACTURE; JOINT; NUMERICAL MODEL; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; STRESS FIELD;

EID: 78649780389     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2009.08.016     Document Type: Article

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