S K Dwivedi*,D Hayashi Simulation Tectonics Laboratory,Faculty of Science,University of the Ryukyus,Okinawa 903-0213,Japan
Abstract:
The contemporary stress field in the earth's crust is important and provides insights into mechanisms that drive plate motions.In this study,elastic plane stress finite element modeling incorporating realistic rock parameters was used to calculate the stress field,displacement field,and deformation of the plate interactions in the eastern Mediterranean.Modeled stress data for the African-Arabian-Anatolian plate interactions with fixed European platform correlate well with observed contemporary stress indica...