[HTML][HTML] Polymodal faulting: Time for a new angle on shear failure
Conjugate, or bimodal, fault patterns dominate the geological literature on shear failure.
Based on Anderson's (1905) application of the Mohr-Coulomb failure criterion, these …
Based on Anderson's (1905) application of the Mohr-Coulomb failure criterion, these …
Is the Earth lazy? A review of work minimization in fault evolution
The principle of work minimization has been used in various forms to account for the
development of active fault systems within a wide range of tectonic settings. We review the …
development of active fault systems within a wide range of tectonic settings. We review the …
Particle finite element analysis of large deformation and granular flow problems
A version of the Particle Finite Element Method applicable to geomechanics applications is
presented. A simple rigid-plastic material model is adopted and the governing equations are …
presented. A simple rigid-plastic material model is adopted and the governing equations are …
Mechanical compaction and strain localization in Bleurswiller sandstone
We performed a systematic investigation of mechanical compaction and strain localization in
Bleurswiller sandstone. Our data show that the effective pressure principle can be applied in …
Bleurswiller sandstone. Our data show that the effective pressure principle can be applied in …
Megathrust friction determined from mechanical analysis of the forearc in the Maule earthquake area
The seismogenic potential of a given fault depends essentially on its frictional properties and
on the mechanical properties of the medium. Determining the spatio-temporal variations of …
on the mechanical properties of the medium. Determining the spatio-temporal variations of …
Seismic hazard of the western Makran subduction zone: insight from mechanical modelling and inferred frictional properties
S Pajang, N Cubas, J Letouzey, L Le Pourhiet… - Earth and Planetary …, 2021 - Elsevier
Western Makran is one of the few subduction zones left with a largely unconstrained
seismogenic potential. According to the sparse GPS stations, the subduction is accumulating …
seismogenic potential. According to the sparse GPS stations, the subduction is accumulating …
Tectonic evolution around the Mont Terri rock laboratory, northwestern Swiss Jura: constraints from kinematic forward modelling
C Nussbaum, A Kloppenburg, T Caër… - Mont Terri Rock …, 2018 - Springer
We propose a geometrically, kinematically, and mechanically viable thin-skinned kinematic
forward model for a cross section intersecting the Mont Terri rock laboratory in the frontal …
forward model for a cross section intersecting the Mont Terri rock laboratory in the frontal …
Low friction along the high slip patch of the 2011 Mw 9.0 Tohoku‐Oki earthquake required from the wedge structure and extensional splay faults
We analyze the mechanical properties needed to account for the large shallow slip during
the 2011 Tohoku‐Oki earthquake and the activation of landward normal faulting within the …
the 2011 Tohoku‐Oki earthquake and the activation of landward normal faulting within the …
Prediction of thrusting sequences in accretionary wedges
The main objective is to determine the three stages of the life of a thrust in an accretionary
wedge which are the onset of thrusting along its ramp, the development with the construction …
wedge which are the onset of thrusting along its ramp, the development with the construction …
Dynamic rupture activation of backthrust fault branching
We perform dynamic rupture simulations to investigate the possible reactivation of
backthrust branches triggered by ruptures along a main thrust fault. Simulations with slip …
backthrust branches triggered by ruptures along a main thrust fault. Simulations with slip …