Physical Simulation Experimental Device for Basement Shear Structure: Simulation and Feasibility Study of Strike-Slip Fault Zones
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Tectonic Evolution, Structural Physical Simulation Experiment, Strike-slip Fault ZoneAbstract
Structural physical simulation research is an important means of studying the geometric evolution process of structures intuitively. We have designed a new basement shear structure physical simulation experimental device and applied it to the physical simulation of strike-slip fault zones. We recorded different stages of horizontal displacement along the underlying basal fault, the typical surface evolution of deformed quartz sand bodies, and evaluated the feasibility of the device for simulating strike-slip fault zones. The experimental results indicate that the evolution process of the strike-slip fault zone can be recorded on the top surface of the experimental model, and distinct positive flower structures can be observed on the final profile of the experimental model. Therefore, we believe that this experiment is feasible to a certain extent.
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