Propagation of blind normal faults to the surface in basaltic sequences: Insights from 2D discrete element modelling

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 48, Issue , 2013, Pages 149-159

  Hardy, Stuart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Basalt; Fracturing; Normal faulting; Simulation; Strain

Indexed keywords

DISCRETE ELEMENT MODELING; DISCRETE ELEMENT MODELLING; ELASTIC-BRITTLE MATERIALS; INITIAL DISPLACEMENTS; NORMAL FAULTING; PROGRESSIVE DEFORMATION; SIGNIFICANT SURFACES; SIMULATION;

BASALT; DEFORMATION; FRACTURE; FRACTURING (OIL WELLS); GRANULAR MATERIALS; STRAIN; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; SURFACES; TENSILE STRENGTH;

TWO DIMENSIONAL;

BASALT; DEFORMATION; DISCRETE ELEMENT METHOD; DISPLACEMENT; FAULT PROPAGATION; FAULT SCARP; FLUID FLOW; FRACTURE INITIATION; MONOCLINE; NORMAL FAULT; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERMEABILITY; STRAIN;

EID: 84883725659     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2013.08.012     Document Type: Article

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