Fault Population Studies of Small Normal Faults

小行星9706199 将小的、容易研究的断层的断层行为和属性外推到大的、通常更难以研究的主要断层，存在相当大的兴趣。 感兴趣的断层群的标度关系包括断层的大小分布，位移和长度之间的关系，断层的空间分布，以及应变容纳。 这项研究将利用岩石的暴露，其中各种大小的断层已被确定。 这项工作将针对测试几个假设，关于故障如何在空间上分布的主要故障和各种故障参数如何变化的故障变得更大。 结果将用于故障建模和各种实际问题。

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.