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Models of passive margin inversion: implications for the Rhenohercynian fold-and-thrust belt, Belgium and Germany

Date

Authors

Vanbrabant, Y

Braun, Jean

Jongmans, D

Publisher

Elsevier

Abstract

Positive tectonic inversion is related to the transmission of compressional stresses along a décollement into the foreland of an orogenic zone. This stress and strain concentration in regions remote from the main orogenic front is commonly related to the

Keywords

Keywords: finite element method; fold and thrust belt; numerical model; passive margin; strain partitioning; stress; tectonic evolution; Belgium; Germany Finite element analysis; Fold and thrust belts; Numerical models; One-dimensional models; Rhenohercynian; Strain; Tectonics

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/92216

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1016/S0012-821X(02)00751-3

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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