Издание: Society of Exploration Geophysicists International Exposition and Annual Meeting 2019, SEG 2019 (San Antonio, Texas, 15-20 September 2019)
Год издания: 2020
Страницы: 3319-3323
Аннотация
In this paper, we present an approach to numerical simulation of geological fault formation. The approach is based on the discrete element methods (DEM), so that media are represented as a set of distinct elastic particles. This approach allows the simulation of finite deformations, fracturing, and fault formation. Note, that in DEM simulations one does not need to prearrange the fault position and geometry. Moreover, this approach allows reproducing all main structural features of faults, such as fault core, near-fault damage zones, inter-faults damage zones, etc.
