Fault Population Studies of Small Normal Faults

9706199 Schlische对将容易研究的小断层的断层行为和属性外推到大的、通常更难研究的主要断层有相当大的兴趣。断层群的标度关系包括断层的大小分布、位移与长度的关系、断层的空间分布以及所适应的应变。这项研究将利用已发现不同大小断层的岩石的暴露。这项工作的目的将是检验几个假设，这些假设涉及断层相对于主要断层如何在空间上分布，以及各种断层参数如何随着断层变大而变化。结果将在故障建模和各种实际问题中使用。

9706199 Schlische Considerable interest exists in extrapolating fault behavior and attributes of small, easily studied faults to large, typically more difficult to study, major faults. The scaling relations in fault populations of interest include the size distribution of faults, the relationship between displacement and length, the spatial distribution of faults, and the strain accommodated. This study will utilize exposures of rocks where faults of various sizes have been identified. The work will be directed towards testing several hypotheses concerning how faults are spatially distributed in relation to major faults and on how various fault parameters change as the faults become larger. Result will be of use in fault modeling and in a variety of practical issues.