کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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4733932 | 1357060 | 2007 | 11 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
The main objective of the present paper is to simulate the tectonic evolution of normal faults by means of hypoplasticity. This constitutive concept is introduced with state limits for sand-like and clay-like materials. Combined with conservation laws, and initial and boundary conditions, hypoplastic relations provide normal fault patterns, which are validated by model tests. For a cross section of the Lower Rhenish Basin with synsedimentary subsidence, the observed normal fault pattern is essentially reproduced. A realistic evolution of a single normal fault with the distortion of a clay layer into a clay smear is also obtained. The potential of our method for other tectonic simulations is indicated.Animations of calculated evolutions are available in the Internet via http://www.ibf.uni-karlsruhe.de/material.html.
Journal: Journal of Structural Geology - Volume 29, Issue 3, March 2007, Pages 530–540