Numerical modeling of intraplate deformation: Simple mechanical models of continental collision

Numerical modeling of tunneling induced ground deformation and its control

Tunnelling through cities underlain by soft soil, commonly associated with soil movement around the tunnels and subsequent surface settlement. The predication of ground movement during the tunnelling and optimum support pressure could be based on analytical, empirical or the numerical methods. The commonly used Earth pressure balance (EPB) tunneling machines, uses the excavated soil in a pressu...

Far-field lithospheric deformation in Tibet during continental collision

[1] Crustal deformation along the present-day northern margin of the Tibetan Plateau has occurred since mid to late Eocene time, soon after India collided with Eurasia. Assuming that on these distance and time scales the lithosphere can be approximated using a thin viscous sheet, we show that far-field lithospheric deformation caused by an indenting boundary is expected to start shortly after c...

Continental collision and slab break-off: A comparison of 3-D numerical models with observations

Numerical Geodynamic Modeling of Continental Convergent Margins

Comparing thinsheet models with 3D multilayer models for continental collision

S. M. Lechmann1, D. A. May2, B. J. P. Kaus2,3 and S. M. Schmalholz4 1Geological Institute, ETH Zurich, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland. E-mail: [email protected] 2Institute of Geophysics, ETH Zurich, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland 3Department of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA 4Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, University of Lausanne, 1015 Lausanne, Switze...