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Articles | Volume 16, issue 10
Articles | Volume 16, issue 10
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-16-1041-2025
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https://doi.org/10.5194/se-16-1041-2025
© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 16, issue 10
Research article
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08 Oct 2025
Research article |  | 08 Oct 2025

Numerical investigation of parameters influencing back-thrust development in outer wedge fronts of fold-and-thrust belt systems

Saeed Mahmoodpour, Florian Duschl, and Michael C. Drews

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In some situations where the crust plates collide into each other, they deform by creating folds and thrusts. Based on the development direction of the thrusts, they are categorized into fore- or back-thrusts. We use numerical simulation to investigate their development over geological timescales. We examine the importance of rock strength, friction, displacement type, and geometry on back-thrusting with regard to the final geometry of the deformation, along with the distribution of porosity and stresses.
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