断层生长过程的模型模拟研究

In this study we present scaled 2D physical models based on extensional deformation of a cohesive mixture of sand and gypsum. We studied the detailed evolution of normal faults in a graben above a rigid basement, in order to evaluate its deformation in time and space over a wide scale range. The material properties and the apparatus setup allow a scaling of the laboratory experiments with respect to the natural prototypes in the North German Basin. The structural evolution and displacement field was analysed by digital photography and Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV).