Mechanical stratigraphy encompasses the mechanical properties, thicknesses, and interface
properties of rock units. Although mechanical stratigraphy often relates directly to …

Folding that is directly related to fault activity is an important deformation feature that occurs
all over the world in mountain belts, accretionary wedges, fold-and-thrust belts, and intra …

Understanding the rock mass deformation and strain state is critical to a range of endeavors.
Geomechanical modeling is an excellent approach simulating the formation processes of …

Structural interpretation in fold-thrust belts has become reliant on a few idealized geometric
models (ie fault-bend, fault-propagation and detachment folding) and their quantitative …

To evaluate the risk of induced seismicity due to hydraulic fracturing, a detailed stress
analysis in a seismically active region, ie, the Changning shale-gas field in the southern …

The increasing exploration and production in unconventional resource plays in the past
decade has been accompanied by a greater need for understanding the effectiveness of …

The margins to evolving orogenic belts experience near layer-parallel contraction that can
evolve into fold–thrust belts. Developing cross-section-scale understanding of these systems …

Understanding the rock mass deformation and stress states, the fracture development and
distribution are critical to a range of endeavors including oil and gas exploration and …

In the Xiagou low permeability reservoir, tectonic fractures are important reservoir spaces for
storage of hydrocarbon and can significantly improve the permeability; therefore …

Fault-related folds are intriguing geological structures that develop in compressional and
extensional regimes. These folds serve as structural traps for hydrocarbon resources …