Mechanisms of Continental Intraplate Earthquakes大陆板内地震的机制.pptVIP

Localized Stress Concentration: A PossibleCause of Current Seismicity in New Madrid and Charleston Seismic Zones Abhijit Gangopadhyay and Pradeep Talwani Institute for Geophysics University of Texas at Austin Department of Geological Sciences University of South Carolina STRATEGY GLOBAL SURVEY (Gangopadhyay and Talwani, 2003) Spatial Association with Stress Concentrators Intersecting faults and bends 8 out of 12 cases in rifts 5 out of 8 cases in non-rifted regions Buried plutons 6 out of 8 cases in rifts 5 out of 8 cases in non-rifted regions Rift pillows 4 cases Testable Hypothesis SIMPLE MECHANICAL MODELS Distinct Element Method : UDEC 3DEC Structural Framework in a Block Model (Deformable) Faults treated as Discontinuities Constant Strain Triangular Zones Elastic Properties based on Known Geology (Densities and Elastic properties of blocks, Stiffnesses, Cohesion, and Friction for faults) Tectonic Loading along SHmax Resultant patterns of stresses, strains, and displacements Summary of 2-D Model for NMSZ(Gangopadhyay et al., 2004) Need for 3-D Models 3-D Model for NMSZ (using 3DEC)[Gangopadhyay and Talwani, 2006 (In Revision, JGR)] Max. Shear Stress along BFZ Max. Shear Stress along RF Max. Shear Stress along BL NMNF Movement along BFZ, BL, NMNF Vertical Movement along RF Max. Shear Stress Vs. Seismicity in Depth SUMMARY Spatial Association of Continental Intraplate Seismicity with Stress Concentrators such as: Intersecting Faults Based on 2-D and 3-D Mechanical Models: Stress Concentration due to Intersecting Faults explains current seismicity and tectonic features in NMSZ THE FINAL ANSWER! RESERVE SLIDES UDEC/3DEC Computation Cycle Rounding Concept – Avoiding Singularities Elastic Properties (NMSZ) Computational Sequence Calculations done at each grid point üi = (Fi)/m Computational Sequence (contd.) Acceleration at each grid point Finite difference form of Newton’s second law of motion m[Vi(t + Δt/2) - Vi(t – Δt/2)]/?t = ? Fi(t) For each time s