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2002 Denver Annual Meeting (October 27-30, 2002)

Session No. 112
Monday, 28 October 2002: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

T114. Forward Modeling in Tectonics and Structural Geology

GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division

 

Bruno C. Vendeville, Martha O. Withjack and Joel H. Le Calvez, Advocates
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1:30 PM
ORIGIN OF “DRAG” FOLDS BORDERING SALT DIAPIRS
SCHULTZ-ELA, Daniel D., Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas at Austin, University Station, Box X, Austin, TX 78713-8924, schultzelad@mail.utexas.edu, schultzelad@mail.utexas.edu
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1:45 PM
VISCOUS CREEP OF SUBSTRATUM AND ITS TECTONIC EFFECT ON VISCOUS AND BRITTLE OVERBURDEN: APPLICATIONS TO SALT BASINS AND CONTINENTAL PLATEAUS
GEMMER, Lykke, INGS, Steven, MEDVEDEV, Sergei and BEAUMONT, Christopher, Oceanography Department, Dalhousie Univ, Halifax, NS B3H 4J1, Canada, lgemmer@is.dal.ca, lgemmer@is.dal.ca
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2:00 PM
3D GEOMETRIC MODELING OF SALT TECTONICS, SEDIMENT DISPERSAL PATHS, ACCUMULATION HISTORY, AND HYDROCARBON MIGRATION THROUGH TIME
RICHARDS, David R., GRIFFITHS, Paul and BLAND, Stuart, Midland Valley Exploration, 14 Park Circus, Glasgow, G3 6AX, United Kingdom, david@mve.com, david@mve.com
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2:15 PM
FORWARD MODELING OF FAULTED DOMES: GEOLOGIC INSIGHTS FROM 3-D KINEMATIC MODELS
YIN, Hongwei and GROSHONG, Richard, Univ Alabama - Tuscaloosa, Box 870338, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0338, yin002@bama.ua.edu, yin002@bama.ua.edu
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2:30 PM
NEW NUMERICAL TOOL FOR INVERSE AND FORWARD MODELING OF COMPLEX GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURES: APPLICATION TO THE ANALYSIS OF A SANDBOX EXPERIMENT
MAERTEN, Laurent and MAERTEN, Frantz, Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Stanford Univ, Stanford, CA 94305-2115, laurent@pangea.stanford.edu, laurent@pangea.stanford.edu
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2:45 PM
SIMULATING ALONG-STRIKE INTERACTION BETWEEN LATERALLY OFFSET FAULTS: A NEW PHYSICAL MODELING APPROACH
LE CALVEZ, Joel H., Schlumberger, 900 Southwest Parkway East, College Station, TX 77840 and VENDEVILLE, Bruno C., Bureau of Economic Geology, Univ of Texas at Austin, University Station, PO Box X, Austin, TX 78713-8924, JCalvez2@college-station.oilfield.slb.com, JCalvez2@college-station.oilfield.slb.com
 
3:00 PM
Break
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3:15 PM
FORWARD 3D MODELING OF COMPLEX FAULT SYSTEMS USING AN ELASTIC BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD
POLLARD, David D.1, MAERTEN, Frantz1, MAERTEN, Laurent1, RESOR, Phillip G.2 and FIORE, Patricia E.1, (1)Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-2115, (2)Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Stanford Univ, Stanford, CA 94305-2115, dpollard@pangea.stanford.edu, dpollard@pangea.stanford.edu
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3:30 PM
INTERPLAY OF FLEXURE AND FAULTING IN THE RIO GRANDE RIFT, NEW MEXICO
ROY, Mousumi, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Univ of New Mexico, 141 Northrop Hall, Albuquerque, NM 87131, mroy@unm.edu, mroy@unm.edu
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3:45 PM
THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF A POPULATION OF NORMAL FAULTS IN A SCALED PHYSICAL MODEL
GRANGER, Amber, SCHLISCHE, Roy W. and WITHJACK, Martha Oliver, Geological Sciences, Rutgers Univ, 610 Taylor Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854-8066, kowabungahugs@aol.com, kowabungahugs@aol.com
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4:00 PM
EFFECT OF DEFORMATION RATE ON FAULT POPULATIONS
SCHLISCHE, Roy W., Department of Geological Sciences, Rutgers Univ, 610 Taylor Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854-8066, WITHJACK, Martha Oliver, Geological Sciences, Rutgers Univ, 610 Taylor Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854-8066 and CLIFTON, Amy E., Nordic Volcanological Institute, Grensasvegur 50, 108 Reykjavik, Iceland, schlisch@rci.rutgers.edu, schlisch@rci.rutgers.edu
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4:15 PM
PHYSICAL MODELS OF INTRACONTINENTAL WRENCH ZONES
VENDEVILLE, Bruno C., Bureau of Economic Geology, Univ of Texas at Austin, University Station, PO Box X, Austin, TX 78713-8924 and BONIFACE, Laurent P., Bureau of Economic Geology, Univ of Texas at Austin, University Station, PO Box X, Austin, TX 78713, bvdv@mail.utexas.edu, bvdv@mail.utexas.edu
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4:30 PM
NEW TECHNIQUES IN PHYSICAL MODELING OF BASEMENT-INVOLVED FAULT-RELATED FOLDS
FISCHER, Mark P., Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, Northern Illinois Univ, 406 Davis Hall, DeKalb, IL 60115-2854 and KEATING, David P., Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, Northern Illinois Univ, 406 Davis Hall, De Kalb, IL 60115-2854, fischer@geol.niu.edu, fischer@geol.niu.edu
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4:45 PM
VISCOUS LAYER MODEL FOR A FAULT-PROPAGATION FOLD
PATTON, Thomas L., BP Exploration, Chertsey Road, Sunbury on Thames, TW16 7LN, United Kingdom and FLETCHER, R.C., Department of Geological Sciences, Univ of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309-0399, pattontl@bp.com, pattontl@bp.com
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5:00 PM
EVOLUTION OF SMALL- AND MESOSCALE STRUCTURE AND FABRIC IN AN ACCRETIONARY WEDGE
FLETCHER, Raymond C., Geological Sciences, Univ Colorado - Boulder, PO Box 399, Boulder, CO 80309-0399, fletchr@spot.colorado.edu, fletchr@spot.colorado.edu
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