Output details

Deformation within a strike-slip fault network at Westward Ho!, Devon U.K.: Domino vs conjugate faulting

Significance of output:

Fault networks comprise a linked system of individual fault segments whose geometry, topology and displacement are organized to allow deformation of the crust. Strain tensors are calculated using the fault displacement gradients. Two main modes of deformation are recognized – (a) domino fault blocks with significant components of rotation that can accommodate large strains, and (b) conjugate systems of intersecting faults with lower strains. The techniques developed in this paper provide a basis for analysis of deformation style, heterogeneity and strain localization within fault networks.