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Mechanical aspects of thrust faulting driven by far-field compression and their implications for fold geometry
Authors:Pablo F. Sanz  Ronaldo I. Borja  David D. Pollard
Affiliation:(1) Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA;(2) Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
Abstract:In this paper we present a mechanical model that intends to captures the kinematical aspects of thrust fault related folds induced by regional-scale far-field contraction. Fold shapes may be the only surface evidence of the geometry of underlying faults, so complex fault interactions are assessed in terms of how they influence fold geometry. We use the finite element method to model the fold and finite deformation frictional contact to model the activation and evolution of slip throughout preexisting faults. From several simulated 2D fault patterns we infer how one may form an anticline similar to that observed at Sheep Mountain Anticline, Wyoming.
Keywords:Anticline  Finite element  Fold  Frictional contact  Rock  Thrust fault
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