Numerical models of the evolution of accretionary wedges and fold-and-thrust belts using the distinct-element method

Burbidge, D.; Braun, Jean

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Numerical models of the evolution of accretionary wedges and fold-and-thrust belts using the distinct-element method

Date

2002

Authors

Burbidge, D.

Braun, Jean

Publisher

Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Abstract

A 2-D numerical model is used to investigate the evolution of accretionary wedges and fold-and-thrust belts. The numerical method is based on the distinct-element method (DEM). Unlike many continuum numerical models, DEM allows localization to occur even