Normal fault relay structures form at all scales as faults interact or step out of their own plane
during growth, and their successive formation and destruction represent the most efficient …

Recent advances are reviewed in the understanding of the geometry and development of
steep, planar normal faults with up to hundreds of meters throw in multilayered sedimentary …

Increased interest in the two-and three-dimensional geometries and development of faults
and other types of fractures in rock has led to an increasingly bewildering terminology. Here …

Maximum displacement (D) and trace length (L) data for a population of 97 normal faults
from the Canyonlands Grabens region of SE Utah are presented. Values of L range from …

It is observed that the amount of displacement (d) on a fault is proportional to the mapped
trace length L. The exact form of the fault scaling relationship, ie d= f (L), is still a subject of …

The thicknesses of fault rock and fault zones and the fault normal separations for breached
and intact relay zones each show a positive correlation with fault displacement. The …

A plane strain model for a fault is presented that takes into account the inelastic deformation
involved in fault growth. The model requires that the stresses at the tip of the fault never …

Relay ramps occur between normal fault segments that overstep in map view. The geometry
and evolution of exposure-scale relay ramps are described from the Somerset coast …

Evidence of fluid interaction with normal faults comes from their varied role as flow barriers
or conduits in hydrocarbon basins and as hosting structures for hydrothermal mineralisation …

Large fault systems often result from the linkage of smaller faults. This produces an increase
in fault length, but a deviation from the simple displacement pattern observed for individual …