Session No. 44
Sunday, 2 November 2003: 1:00 PM-3:45 PM
Structural Geology I: Advances in Rock Mechanics
Juliet Crider, Michele Cooke and Luke A. Jensen, Chairs
1:00 PM
A MODIFIED VERSION OF THE RATE- AND STATE- DEPENDENT FRICTION LAW DESCRIBING A FRACTURE VELOCITY DEPENDENCE OF FRICTION
MORRONE, Mirta, Scienze della Terra e Geologico-Ambientali, Università degli Studi di Bologna, Via Zamboni 67, Via Emilia Ponente 234, Bologna, 40126, Italy, morrone@geomin.unibo.it, morrone@geomin.unibo.it
1:30 PM
CONJUGATE FAULTS IN THE BRITTLE REALM: OLD AND NEW PERSPECTIVES
AYDIN, A., DAVATZES, N. and FLODIN, E., Geological & Environmental Sci, Stanford Univ, Stanford, CA 94305, aydin@stanford.edu, aydin@stanford.edu
1:45 PM
INVERTING FOR HETEROGENEOUS SLIP ON THREE-DIMENSIONAL FAULT SYSTEMS: A FIRST STEP TOWARD UNDERSTANDING FAULT MECHANICS
RESOR, Phillip G., MAERTEN, Frantz and POLLARD, David, Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Stanford Univ, Stanford, CA 94305-2115, presor@stanford.edu, presor@stanford.edu
2:00 PM
INSIGHT TO THE MECHANICS OF FAULTING FROM 3-D SLIP DISTRIBUTIONS DURING STRIKE-SLIP EARTHQUAKES
WILKINS, Scott J., Structure, Traps, and Seals Team, Shell Int'l Exploration & Production Inc, Bellaire Technology Center, P.O. Box 481, Houston, TX 77001-0481 and SCHULTZ, Richard A., Geological Sciences, Univ of Nevada, Geomechanics-Rock Fracture Group, Reno, NV 89557, scott.wilkins@shell.com, scott.wilkins@shell.com
2:15 PM
METHODOLOGY FOR ANALYSIS OF FRACTURE REACTIVATION IN RESPONSE TO THERMALLY INDUCED STRESSES AT YUCCA MOUNTAIN
FRANKLIN, Nathan M.1, FERRILL, David A.
1, OFOEGBU, Goodluck I.
1 and MORRIS, Alan P.
2, (1)Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses, Southwest Rsch Institute
® , 6220 Culebra Road, San Antonio, TX 78238, (2)Department of Earth and Environmental Science, Univ of Texas at San Antonio, 6900 North Loop 1604 West, San Antonio, TX 78249, nfranklin@cnwra.swri.edu, nfranklin@cnwra.swri.edu
2:30 PM
NUMERICAL MODELING OF TEMPERATURE EFFECTS ON ELASTO-VISCOUS FOLDING
JENSEN, Luke A.1, PATERSON, Scott R.
1, HOBBS, Bruce E.
2, ORD, Alison
2 and ZHANG, Yanhua
2, (1)Department of Earth Sciences, Univ of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0740, (2)Australian Geodynamics Cooperative Research Centre, CSIRO Exploration & Mining, PO Box 1130, Bentley, WA, 6102, Australia, lajensen@earth.usc.edu, lajensen@earth.usc.edu
2:45 PM
EVOLUTION OF THE PUENTE HILLS THRUST SYSTEM, LOS ANGELES
OLSON, Erik L., Geology and Geophysics, Univ of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, WI 53715 and COOKE, Michele, Geosciences, Univ of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003-9297, erikolson2@yahoo.com, erikolson2@yahoo.com
3:00 PM
X-RAY AND MAGNETIC FABRICS OF THE CARBONERAS FAULT, SPAIN; COMPARISON WITH PERMEABILITY STRUCTURE
SOLUM, John G. and VAN DER PLUIJM, Ben A., Department of Geological Sciences, Univ of Michigan, 425 E University Ave, 2534 C.C. Little Building, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1063, jsolum@umich.edu, jsolum@umich.edu
3:15 PM
USING LASER SCANNING AND DIFFERENTIAL GEOMETRY TO CHARACTERIZE AND ANALYZE THE MORPHOLOGY OF JOINTS
MYNATT, Ian, Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-2115, BERGBAUER, Stephan and POLLARD, David D., imynatt@pangea.stanford.edu, imynatt@pangea.stanford.edu
3:30 PM
USING BOREHOLE-WALL FRACTURE TRACES TO ESTIMATE MEAN FRACTURE SIZE AND ASPECT RATIO
HEINY, Christopher James1, DUNNE, William Matthew
1, MAULDON, Matthew
2 and WANG, Xiaohai
2, (1)Earth and Planetary Sciences, Univ of Tennessee, Knoxville, Geological Sciences Building, Knoxville, TN 37996-1410, (2)Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech, 200 Patton Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, Cheiny@utk.edu, Cheiny@utk.edu
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