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Articles | Volume 7, issue 3
Articles | Volume 7, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-7-843-2016
© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-7-843-2016
© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Articles | Volume 7, issue 3
Research article
 | 
27 May 2016
Research article |  | 27 May 2016

Dilatant normal faulting in jointed cohesive rocks: a physical model study

Michael Kettermann, Christoph von Hagke, Heijn W. van Gent, Christoph Grützner, and Janos L. Urai

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We present an analogue modeling study on the interaction of pre-existing joints and normal faults using cohesive powder. We vary the angle between joints and a rigid basement fault and analyze interpreted map-view photographs at maximum displacement for various parameters and compare to nature. Results show a clear effect of increasing angle between joints and faults on fault geometry, fracture density and connectivity. These information can help interpreting fractured layers in the subsurface.
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