Duration - 01/01/2006 - 31/06/2008
Funding - A multi-company project sponsored by
Co-ordinator - Fault Analysis Group, UCD
Basic Aims
This project will develop numerical models of fault zones which, when combined with empirical data from outcrop and the sub-surface, will provide a basis for predicting the geometry and content of fault zones. Predictions of the sub-seismic structure of fault zones, such as the partitioning of fault displacement onto two or more slip surfaces (e.g. relay zones and fault lenses), including the geometries of damage zones and normal drag, are an essential ingredient in assessing the impact of sub-resolution fault zone structure on fault seal and fault property predictions. For example, the existence of sub-resolution relays or fault lenses on individual faults that appear to be continuous on seismic scales, can have a major impact on both the sequence juxtapositions and, therefore, the flow effects of faults (e.g. Childs et al. 1997 and references therein).
Contact: Conrad Childs
Tel: +353 1 716 2606
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