Discussion of the Horizontal Intensity of Late Quaternary Fault Activity Along the Tianjingshan Fault Zone in Different Time Intervals and Fault Segments

By computing and classifying the data of gully offset obtained from field surveys along the Tianjingshan fault zone and estimating the ages of three types of gullies,the strike-slip rates along the fault zone are discussed in different time intervals and fault segments.The results suggest that the intensity of activity along the fault zone is not strong,but the differences between different time intervals and fault segments since the late Pleistocene have been obvious.The average rates range from 0.23 mm/a to 1.62 mm/a.The largest average rate is 1.40 mm/a,which occurred in the early and middle of late Pleistocene along the western segment of the fault zone.Since the late stage of the late Pleistocene,the center of faulting activity of the fault zone has shifted to the middle segment,and the average slip rates range have changed from 1.30 mm/a to 1.63 mm/a.     

A Preliminary Study of Palaeoearthquakes on the Maqu Fault of East Kunlun Fault Zone

INTRODUCTIONThe east Kunlun active fault is an important NWWtrending boundary fault on the northeasternmargin of the Qinghai-Xizang(Tibet)Plateau.The fault extends fromthe northside of the Qiangtangmassif in the west,runs eastward through the Kusai Lake,Dongdatan,Xidatan,Tuosuo Lake andMaqu to the north of Zoig毢(Van Der Woerd,et al.,2002;Ma Yinsheng,et al.,2005;Seismological Bureau of Qinghai Province,et al.,1999;Li Chunfeng,et al.2004).The intenseleft-lateral strike-slip move…     

Marine Active Fault Exploration and Paleoearthquake Research

Marine active fault exploration and Paleoearthquake research are still a gap in China.The paper gives a review on major research methods and new progress made abroad,including submarine survey boat.seismic reflection and acoustic reflection.Through detailed studies of offset history of 10 ka to 30ka,it is possible to determine paleoearthquake recurrent intervals and elapsed time since last major earthquake.It is suggested that active fault exploration can be carried out by acoustic exploring method in large earthquake region of Bohai Sea.Paleoearthquake activity history can be revealed and earthquake risk in the future can be predicted.     

Fault Activities and Paleoearthquake Events along the Piedmont Fault （Wujumengkou-Dongfengcun Segment） of Mt. Serteng, Inner Mongolia

INTRODUCTIONThepiedmontfaultofLangshan SertengMountains,locatedonthenorthernmarginoftheOrdosblock ,constitutestheboundarybetweentheHetaofaultedbasinandtheLangshan Sertengmountains.ThefaulttrendsinaNEdirectionalongthepiedmontofMt.Langshan ,changestoanearE Wdirec tionalongthepiedmontofMt.Serteng ,andthenheadinginaNWdirectioneastofWubulangkou .Itslengthis 310km .ItcontrolsthenorthernmarginoftheLinhefaultedbasin .TheGeologicalBureauoftheInnerMongoliaAutonomousRegion (1980 )regardedt…     

The Activity of Liaocheng-Lankao Buried Fault During the Quaternary——An Important Buried Active Fault in the Eastern China Plain

On the basis of locating by the geochemical prospecting,shallow seismic sounding,drilling,geological profiling,and neogeochronological dating,we first found out the dislocation amount along the Liaocheng-Lankao buried fault since the Quaternary and the age of its latest activity phase and determined that the upper break point by the fault dislocation reaches 20m below the surface,The latest activity phase was in the early Holocene and the Fault is a shallow-buried active fault.An average dislocation rate along the fault is 0.12mm/a since the Quaternary.Thus,it is a buried active fault with intermediate to strong movement strength in the eastern china.     

Fault rupture–foundation interaction: selected case histories

The 1999 earthquakes in Turkey and Taiwan, offering a variety of case histories with structures subjected to large tectonic displacements, have refueled the interest of the earthquake engineering community on the subject. While several structures were severely damaged or even collapsed, there were numerous examples of satisfactory performance. Even more astonishingly, in specific cases the surface fault rupture was effectively diverted due to the presence of a structure. For the purpose of developing deeper insights into the main mechanisms controlling this fascinating interplay, this article documents selected field case histories of fault rupture–foundation interaction from (a) the M_w 7.4 Kocaeli (August 17) 1999 earthquake in Turkey, (b) the M_w 7.1 Düzce-Bolu (November 12) 1999 earthquake in Turkey, (c) the M_w 7.6 Chi–Chi (September 21) 1999 earthquake in Taiwan, and (d) surface faulting in Mount Etna. A subset of the case histories presented herein is analysed numerically, using the methods developed in the companion paper. It is shown that relatively “heavy” or stiff structures supported by continuous and rigid foundations may divert the fault rupture. Such structures are subjected to rigid body rotation, without substantial structural distress. In contrast, structures on structurally–resilient foundation systems or on isolated supports are prone to substantial damage.     

Investigation of Capable Fault and Identification of Diffuse Seismicity

Based on the author's experience in the siting of nuclear power plants,some important points and methods for investigation of capable fault and the identification of diffuse seismicity are discussed in the paper.     

Formation and Suppression of Strike–Slip Fault Systems

Strike–slip faults are a defining feature of plate tectonics, yet many aspects of their development and evolution remain unresolved. For intact materials and/or regions, a standard sequence of shear development is predicted from physical models and field studies, commencing with the formation of Riedel shears and culminating with the development of a throughgoing fault. However, for materials and/or regions that contain crustal heterogeneities (normal and/or thrust faults, joints, etc.) that predate shear deformation, kinematic evolution of strike–slip faulting is poorly constrained. We present a new plane-stress finite-strain physical analog model developed to investigate primary deformation zone evolution in simple shear, pure strike–slip fault systems in which faults or joints are present before shear initiation. Experimental results suggest that preexisting mechanical discontinuities (faults and/or joints) have a marked effect on the geometry of such systems, causing deflection, lateral distribution, and suppression of shears. A lower limit is placed on shear offset necessary to produce a throughgoing fault in systems containing preexisting structures. Fault zone development observed in these experiments provides new insight for kinematic interpretation of structural data from strike–slip fault zones on Earth, Venus, and other terrestrial bodies.     

Activity Tendency and Dynamic Characteristics of Shanxi Fault Zone

INTRODUCTIONTheShanxifaultzoneisoneofthemajorseismiczonesinNorthChinaandmanymoderateandsmallearthquakeshaveoccurredthere (WangXiuwen ,1995 ) .TheM6 1Datongearthquakewhichoccurredatthenorthernendofthefaultin 1989isoneofthem (YangGuohuaetal.,1994 ) .Inordertomakeearthquakepredictionsandtostudytherelationshipbetweentheseismicityandfaultactivityofthefault,theSeismologicalBureauofShanxiProvinceestablishedaGPSmonitoringnetworkalongthefaultfromthesouthtothenorthin 1995 .Now ,thereisalarge…     

The Fractal Feature of Granulometric Composition in Fault Gouges from the Yishu Fault Zone and Adjacent Northwest-Trending Faults and Its Seismo-geological Implications

In this work,the fractal dimension of granulometric composition in the fault gouge from the Yishu fault zone and northwest-trending faults on its west side is calculated and studied based on the fractal theory of rock fragmentation.The seismo-geological implications of the fractal dimension of granulometric composition in fault gouges are also discussed.The results show that the Yishu fault zone is more active than the northwest-trending faults and the Anqiu-Juxian fault is the most active in the Yishu fault zone.The fractal dimension of fault gouge is a parameter describing the relative active age and rupture mode of the fault and forming age of the fault gouge.The fractal dimension value is also related to the parent rock,thickness,structural position,and clay content of the fault gouge.     

Seismotectonic Model for 1966 Xingtai Earthquake Swarm——Nucleation of Newly Generated Fault or Friction Stick-slip Along a Preexisting Active Fault

Volume 15,Number 275INTRODUCTIONThe Xln抄al eafthquake swarrn occurred In Shulu basin In the western part ofNorih China PlainIncludes Malan M6．8 eafthquake In hn纽M Countyon Marchs,1966,Don驯aug M6．7 and M7．2earthquakes In Ningln County on March 22,1966,Balchekou M6．2 ealthquake In Shulu County onMarch 26,1966,and啊…ac M6．0 earthquake in Juhi County on March 29 1966．They aredlstnbutedin an elliptical area in N35”E direction with long axisd劝out 110 km and short axis o…     

Discussion on the Seismogenic Fault of the 1976 Tangshan Earthquake

The opinions of two papers carried in the journal "Seismology and Geology" are discussed in the paper.One is that the Tangshan fault is a high-angle,west-dipping and thrust with strike-slip fault.The other is that the Fuzhuang-Xihe fault distributed on the east side of Tangshan city is the seismogenic fault that caused the Tangshan earthquake.For the former opinion,it needs to explain the relationship between the active style of the thrust Tangshan fault and the formation genesis of a Quaternary depression along the west side of Tangshan city.For the latter opinion,if the Fuzhuang-Xihe fault is the seismogenic fault of the Tangshan earthquake,it needs to explain the genesis relationship between this west-dip slip fault zone and the strike-slip surface fissure zone that extends through Tangshan city.And it needs more evidence exclude the possibility that the surface rupture belongs to the rupturing of a secondary structure.This paper suggests doing more work on the active fault that controls the Caobo Quaternary depression.     

Seismotectonic Model for 1966 Xingtai Earthquake Swarm—Nucleation of Newly Generted Fault or Friction Stick—slip Along a Preexisting Active Fault

Shallow seismic profiling in meizoseismal area of Xingtai earthquakes,phase division of Cenozoic movement of deep and shallow structures,analysis of characteristics of crustal and upper mantle structure,and comparative study on parameters of seismic sources indicate that the listric faults controlling the development of early Tertiary basin-range structure and eastward gently-dipping detachment below it in the Xingtai epicentral area are not related to the occurrence of Xingtai earthquakes.The Xingtai earthquake swarm is a product of threedimensional fracutre process in which the discontinuous “deep faults“,separated by NWtrending faults or by transverse barriers,successively tore,fractured,and propagated upward and ,hence,caused the stress between the adjacent deep faults to migrate and load under the action of latest tectonic stress field.The Xingtai seismogenic fault represents a “newly generated fault“ resulted from the upward tearing and propagation of the preexisting crustal“deep fault“.     

Activity Feature of Kazkeaerte Fault Zone in the Late Quaternary

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Active Fault Exploration and Seismic Hazard Assessment in Fuzhou City

INTRODUCTIONFuzhouis an ancient cultural city,having a history of2200years,being one of the earliestcoastal cities that were open to the outside world.It is a bigalopolis on the southeast coast of Chinawith developed economy and dense population.The urban…     

Relationship between H_2 release and seis-micity on Xiadian Fault

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The Microstructural Characteristics of Fault Rocks from the Wasatch Fault Zone in Utah (USA) Under Polarizing and Electronic Microscope and Its Seismogeologic Significance

The microstructures of fault rocks from the Wasatch fault zone in Utah (USA) have been studied using a polarizing microscope,a scanning electron microscope (SEM) and an ultrahigh-voltage electron microscope (HVHM).This fault zone may be recognized as one a with long history of seismic activity according to the microstructural characteristics such as type, deformation characteristics,melting structure and surface textures of the fault rocks.However,the main fault now present seems not to have been noticeably active since the late Pleistocene (Q_3),as shown by the eroded-surface texture on the quartz fragments in the fault gouge.Meanwhile,those faults supposed to be strongly active in modern times are branching faults much closer to the basin side and are covered by the Holocene sediments in the basin.     

Slip-Rate on the Middle Altyn Tagh Fault since the Holocene Period

INTRODUCTIONTheAltynTaghfault,whichliesonthenorthboundaryoftheQinghai Xizang(Tibet)plateau ,runsmorethan 1 50 0kmfromLazhulonginnorthTibettotheKuantanMountainsinGansuprovince ,China.ItiscloselyconnectedtotheformationandevolutionoftheQinghai Xizang(Tibet)p…     

Fault plane solutions in Sichuan-Yunnan rhombic block and their dynamic implications

Harvard Centroid Moment Tensor (CMT) solutions for earthquakes from 1977 to 2004 showed that the stress fields are obviously different in northwestern Sichuan sub-block (NWSSB), western parts of Central Yunnan sub-block (CYSB) and eastern part of CYSB. The characteristics of the mean stress fields in these three regions are obtained by fitting to CMT solutions. The stress state in NWSSB is characterized by its sub-horizontal tensile principal axis of stress (T axis) in roughly N-S direction and west dipping compressive principal axis of stress (P axis); the one in western part of CYSB is characterized by its ENE dipping T axis and sub-horizontal medium prin-cipal axis of stress (B axis) in roughly N-S direction; the one in eastern part of CYSB is characterized by its sub-horizontal P axis in roughly NNW-SSE direction and sub-horizontal T axis in roughly WSW-ENE direction. Finite element method simulation clearly shows that the Indian Plate imposes great extrusion on Sichuan-Yunnan rhombic block (SYRB) near Assam massif. The value of the simulated compressive principal stress decreases with the distance from Assam massif. The simulated directions of the T axes in SYRB form annular distribution encir-cling Assam. For a homogeneous elastic medium with free boundary conditions on the top and bottom surfaces as well as the displacement boundary conditions derived from the GPS observations on the lateral boundaries, the computation results are consistent with the Harvard CMT solutions in NWSSB and western part of CYSB, while inconsistent with the Harvard CMT solutions in eastern part of CYSB. The inconsistency in eastern part of CYSB can be reduced when it includes inhomogeneous elastic media. The stress states in NWSSB and western part of CYSB revealed by the Harvard CMT solutions are not local, which are mainly controlled by the boundary force on the whole region. On the other hand, the stress state in eastern part of CYSB given by the Harvard CMT solutions is local, which may be affected by local topography, material inhomogeneity, and the drag force underneath.