Pitfalls among the promises of mechanics-based restoration: Addressing implications of unphysical boundary conditions

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 41, Issue , 2012, Pages 47-63

  Lovely, Peter ^a   Flodin, Eric ^b   Guzofski, Chris ^c   Maerten, Frantz ^d   Pollard, David D ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Tengizchevroil LLP ^*  (Kazakhstan)

^c CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

^d SCHLUMBERGER   (France)

Author keywords

Boundary conditions; Elasticity; Mechanics; Normal faults; Restoration; Volcanic Tableland

Indexed keywords

3D SYSTEMS; FORWARD MODELS; INITIAL CONFIGURATION; KINEMATIC MODEL; MECHANICAL INTERACTIONS; MECHANICAL MODEL; NONLINEAR MATERIAL BEHAVIOR; NORMAL FAULTS; PLANE STRAINS; RESTORATION MODEL; SLIP DISTRIBUTION; SMALL-SCALE STRUCTURES; STRAIN DISTRIBUTIONS; STRUCTURAL INTERPRETATION; VOLCANIC TABLELAND;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; DEFORMATION; ELASTICITY; FAULT SLIPS; GEOLOGIC MODELS; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; KINEMATICS; MECHANICS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

RESTORATION;

BOUNDARY CONDITION; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; DEFORMATION; ELASTICITY; KINEMATICS; NORMAL FAULT; NUMERICAL MODEL; STRAIN;

EID: 84863997825     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2012.02.020     Document Type: Article

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