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Analog Modelling of Structural Defomation

Cameron, Heather
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Movement of the earth’s crust creates the landscape of the Earth’s surface both visible and hidden to the human eye. In order to study both processes on a scaled, real-time level, analog models are used to replicate physical processes. The William and Mary structural deformation analog model attempts to accurately simulate a relevant and significant model of a structural geologic process initiated by extensional force. I will be analyzing results of the influence of varying width and depth parameters on a chosen polystyrene material when an extensional force is provided. Initial expectations are that all parameters will have an influence on the resulting steepness of the formed half-graben.
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2015-01-01
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Bailey, Christopher M.
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