Factors influencing fault-propagation folding in the Kuqa Depression: Insights from geomechanical models

W Ju, Y Zhong, Y Liang, L Gong, S Yin… - Journal of Structural …, 2023 - Elsevier
Understanding the rock mass deformation and strain state is critical to a range of endeavors.
Geomechanical modeling is an excellent approach simulating the formation processes of …

Stress and strain evolution in fault-related folds: insights from 2D geomechanical modelling

A Khalifeh-Soltani, SA Alavi, MR Ghassemi… - Frontiers in Earth …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Fault-related folds are intriguing geological structures that develop in compressional and
extensional regimes. These folds serve as structural traps for hydrocarbon resources …

Quantifying and modeling curved thrust fault-propagation folds at different scales

X Wu, Z Li, X Yang, C Sun, W Wang, R Almeida… - Journal of Structural …, 2023 - Elsevier
Classical models of fault-related folds, which invoke planar faults, are inappropriately
applied in many instances, as curved faults are commonly observed in nature. The …

Relationship between gravitational flap structures in the backlimb of anticlinal breakthrough Fault-Propagation Folds: case study of the Southern-Central Tunisian …

S Amamria, H Bensalem, H Taib, MS Bensalem… - Journal of Mountain …, 2023 - Springer
The development of orogenic belts structures in the Southern-Central Tunisian Atlas is
influenced by the evolution of tectonic activities during different phases, which are also …

PARAMETERS CONTROLLING THE GEOMETRY OF DETACHMENT AND FAULT‐BEND FOLDS: INSIGHTS FROM 3D FINITE‐ELEMENT MODELS APPLIED TO …

A Khalifeh‐Soltani, MR Ghassemi… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Fault‐related folds are present in most tectonic settings and can serve as structural traps for
hydrocarbons. These structures have therefore been widely studied by both structural and …

Elucidating fault-related fold mechanics: a 2D finite element analysis of bending, slip, and buckling mechanisms

A Khalifeh-Soltani, SA Alavi, MR Ghassemi… - Frontiers in Earth …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Fault-related folds are present in most tectonic settings and may serve as structural traps for
hydrocarbons. Due to their economic importance, many kinematic models present for them …

New insights into the kinematics of fault-propagation folding from analogue models monitored using particle image velocimetry

M Lopes Zanon, CJ Souza Gomes… - Journal of the …, 2024 - lyellcollection.org
This study aimed to understand the 2D kinematic processes associated with the
development of fault-propagation folds in contractional systems. Analogue models were …

Reply to comment by Tavani et al. on “Salt control on the kinematic evolution of the Southern Basque-Cantabrian Basin and its underground storage systems …

A Ramos, J García-Senz, A Pedrera, C Ayala, F Rubio… - Tectonophysics, 2022 - Elsevier
Tavani et al.(2022) raise in their comment some important points that must be dealt with in
any model of thrust belts involving inversion and salt tectonics processes. The Southern …