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Benesh, Nathan Philip.

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The mechanics of fault-bend folding and tear-fault systems in the Niger Delta.

紀錄類型:	書目-語言資料,印刷品 : Monograph/item
正題名/作者:	The mechanics of fault-bend folding and tear-fault systems in the Niger Delta./
作者:	Benesh, Nathan Philip.
面頁冊數:	109 p.
附註:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 71-07, Section: B, page: 4132.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International71-07B.
標題:	Geology. -
電子資源:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=3414629
ISBN:	9781124080802

The mechanics of fault-bend folding and tear-fault systems in the Niger Delta.
Benesh, Nathan Philip.

The mechanics of fault-bend folding and tear-fault systems in the Niger Delta. - 109 p.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 71-07, Section: B, page: 4132.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Harvard University, 2010.

This dissertation investigates the mechanics of fault-bend folding using the discrete element method (DEM) and explores the nature of tear-fault systems in the deep-water Niger Delta fold-and-thrust belt. In Chapter 1, we employ the DEM to investigate the development of growth structures in anticlinal fault-bend folds. This work was inspired by observations that growth strata in active folds show a pronounced upward decrease in bed dip, in contrast to traditional kinematic fault-bend fold models. Our analysis shows that the modeled folds grow largely by parallel folding as specified by the kinematic theory; however, the process of folding over a broad axial surface zone yields a component of fold growth by limb rotation that is consistent with the patterns observed in natural folds. This result has important implications for how growth structures can be used to constrain slip and paleo-earthquake ages on active blind-thrust faults. In Chapter 2, we expand our DEM study to investigate the development of a wider range of fault-bend folds. We examine the influence of mechanical stratigraphy and quantitatively compare our models with the relationships between fold and fault shape prescribed by the kinematic theory. While the synclinal fault-bend models closely match the kinematic theory, the modeled anticlinal fault-bend folds show robust behavior that is distinct from the kinematic theory. Specifically, we observe that modeled structures maintain a linear relationship between fold shape (gamma) and fault-horizon cutoff angle (theta), rather than expressing the non-linear relationship with two distinct modes of anticlinal folding that is prescribed by the kinematic theory. These observations lead to a revised quantitative relationship for fault-bend folds that can serve as a useful interpretation tool. Finally, in Chapter 3, we examine the 3D relationships of tear- and thrust-fault systems in the western, deep-water Niger Delta. Using 3D seismic reflection data and new map-based structural restoration techniques, we find that the tear faults have distinct displacement patterns that distinguish them from conventional strike-slip faults and reflect their roles in accommodating displacement gradients within the fold-and-thrust belt.

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The mechanics of fault-bend folding and tear-fault systems in the Niger Delta.
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