Numerical modeling of tectonic stress field and fault activity in North China

On the basis of a 3-dimension visco-elastic finite element model of lithosphere in North China, we numerically simulate the recent mutative figures of tectonic stress field. Annual change characteristics of stress field are; 1) Maximum principal tensile stress is about 3–9 kPaa−1 and its azimuth lie...

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Main Authors: Li Yan, Chen Lianwang, Zhan Zimin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2012-02-01
Series:Geodesy and Geodynamics
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674984715301117