Session: Advances in Discontinuum Numerical Modeling in the Study of Earth Structure and Deformation

Sunday, 5 October 2008: 8:00 AM

George R. Brown Convention Center, 351AD

Presiding:

Julia K. Morgan , Patrick J. McGovern and David Sparks

8:00 AM

Controls on the Shape and Kinematics Mountain Belts: Insights from Distinct Element Modeling
Tim Vietor, Geoforschungszentrum Potsdam; Onno Oncken, GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam

8:20 AM

129-2

Particle Dynamics Simulations of Fold and Thrust Belt Evolution: Exploring the Effects of Backstops, Cohesive Strengths, and Strain Rates
Julia K. Morgan, Rice University

8:35 AM

129-3

Three-Dimensional Particle Dynamics Simulations of Oblique Plate Convergence
Garrett W. Tate, Rice University; Julia K. Morgan, Rice University

8:50 AM

129-4

Distinct Element Method (DEM) Modelling of Laboratory to Outcrop-Scale Fracturing of Natural Rocks
Martin P.J. Schöpfer, University College Dublin; Conrad Childs, University College Dublin; John J. Walsh, University College Dublin; Steffen Abe, RWTH Aachen; Arzu Arslan, University College Dublin; Eoghan P. Holohan, University College Dublin

9:10 AM

129-5

Geometrical Effects of Fault Bends on Fault Stick Slip Behavior and Deformation: Insights from Distinct Element Simulations
Yonggui Guo, Rice University

9:25 AM

129-6

Strain Localization and Mechanical Coupling during Fault-Bend Folding: Insights from Discrete Element Simulations
Nathan P. Benesh, Harvard University; Julia K. Morgan, Rice Univ; John H. Shaw, Harvard University

9:40 AM

129-7

SSPX: A Program to Visualize Strain in Discrete Element Models
Nestor Cardozo, Center for Integrated Petroleum Research; Richard Allmendinger, Cornell University

9:55 AM

Break

10:10 AM

129-8

Volcanic Spreading and Lateral Variations in the Structure of Olympus Mons, Mars: Insights from Particle Dynamics Simulations
Patrick J. McGovern, Lunar and Planetary Institute; Julia K. Morgan, Rice University

10:25 AM

129-9

Effects of Density Driven Deformation within Volcanic Edifices Using Discrete Element Simulations
Lindsay L. Farrell, Rice University; Julia K. Morgan, Rice University; Patrick J. McGovern, Lunar and Planetary Institute

10:40 AM

129-10

Deformation Styles of Allochthonous Salt Sheets during Differential Loading Conditions: Insights from Discrete Element Models
Scott Maxwell, Rice University; Julia Morgan, Rice University

10:55 AM

129-11

Discrete Element Modeling of Coupled Processes
Anders Malthe-Sørenssen, University of Oslo

11:15 AM

129-12

Viscous Granular Flow: DEM Models of Diffusion Creep
David W. Sparks, Texas A&M University; Julie Newman, Texas A&M University

11:30 AM

129-13

Quantifying the Effects of Cementation on Hydromechanical Properties of Granular Porous Media Using Discrete Element Models
Kathleen Plourde, University of Massachusetts; David Boutt, University of Massachusetts; Laurel Goodwin, Univ. of Wisconsin; Jennie Cook, Univ. of Wisconsin

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129 T73. Advances in Discontinuum Numerical Modeling in the Study of Earth Structure and Deformation(GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division)

129 T73. Advances in Discontinuum Numerical Modeling in the Study of Earth Structure and Deformation
(GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division)