The effect of multiple pre-existing weaknesses on formation and evolution of faults in extended sandbox models

Tectonophysics

Volumn 626, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 197-212

  Tong, Hengmao ^a   Koyi, Hemin ^b   Huang, Scott ^c   Zhao, Haitao ^d  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^d TIANJIN CHENGJIAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Fault system; Mohr Space; Multiple pre existing weaknesses; Rift basin; Sandbox modeling; Weakness reactivation

Indexed keywords

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

FAULT SYSTEM; MOHR SPACE; MULTIPLE PRE-EXISTING WEAKNESSES; RIFT BASIN; WEAKNESS REACTIVATION;

SEISMOLOGY;

FAULT; FAULT DISPLACEMENT; FAULT PROPAGATION; MODELING; RIFT ZONE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

EID: 84921999707     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2014.04.046     Document Type: Article

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