Displacement Fields of Sedimentary Layers Controlled by Fault Parameters: The Discrete Element Method of Controlling Basement Motions by Dislocation Solutions

Shigekazu Kusumoto; Yasuto Itoh; Keiji Takemura; Tomotaka Iwata

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Displacement Fields of Sedimentary Layers Controlled by Fault Parameters: The Discrete Element Method of Controlling Basement Motions by Dislocation Solutions

Shigekazu Kusumoto, Yasuto Itoh, Keiji Takemura, Tomotaka Iwata

Published in Earth Sciences (Volume 4, Issue 3)

Received: 15 April 2015 Accepted: 26 April 2015 Published: 8 May 2015

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Abstract

In the two-dimensional discrete element modeling of displacement of sedimentary layers caused by faulting within the basement, we attempted to move a rigid basement as if it were an elastic basement by controlling its motion through application of dislocation solutions. An advantage of our modeling procedure is that we can discuss displacement fields of sedimentary layers in connection with fault parameters. We simulated displacement fields of the sedimentary layers by means of our modeling procedure and found that our simulated fields are different from the fields obtained in rigid basement models and are dependent on the selected fault parameters.

Published in	Earth Sciences (Volume 4, Issue 3)
DOI	10.11648/j.earth.20150403.11
Page(s)	89-94
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Displacement Fields of Sedimentary Layers, Two-Dimensional Discrete Element Modeling, Dislocation Solutions, Fault Parameters, Rigid Basement, Elastic Basement

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Shigekazu Kusumoto, Yasuto Itoh, Keiji Takemura, Tomotaka Iwata. Displacement Fields of Sedimentary Layers Controlled by Fault Parameters: The Discrete Element Method of Controlling Basement Motions by Dislocation Solutions. Earth Sci. 2015;4(3):89-94. doi: 10.11648/j.earth.20150403.11

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Shigekazu Kusumoto

Graduate School of Science and Engineering for Research, University of Toyama, Gofuku, Toyama, Japan
Yasuto Itoh

Graduate School of Science, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-1 Gakuen-cho, Nakaku, Sakai, Osaka Japan
Keiji Takemura

Institute for Geothermal Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kitashirakawa oiwake-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Tomotaka Iwata

Disaster Prevension Research Institute, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, Kyoto, Japan

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Shigekazu Kusumoto, Yasuto Itoh, Keiji Takemura, Tomotaka Iwata. Displacement Fields of Sedimentary Layers Controlled by Fault Parameters: The Discrete Element Method of Controlling Basement Motions by Dislocation Solutions. Earth Sci. 2015;4(3):89-94. doi: 10.11648/j.earth.20150403.11

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