TECTONIC MODELING Significance of tectonic modeling History of tectonic modeling Methods of tectonic modeling General procedure of tectonic modeling
TECTONIC MODELING • Significance of tectonic modeling • History of tectonic modeling • Methods of tectonic modeling • General procedure of tectonic modeling
Concept Tectonic modeling is the experimental methods and or the experimental processes by which the geometrical and physical characteristics of geological bodies are reconstructed their formation. evolution and mechanism are analyzed
Concept Tectonic modeling is the experimental methods and or the experimental processes by which the geometrical and physical characteristics of geological bodies are reconstructed, their formation, evolution and mechanism are analyzed
TASK OF TECTONIC MODELING Searching the history Understanding the present Forecast the future
TASK OF TECTONIC MODELING • Searching the history • Understanding the present • Forecast the future
SIGNIFICANCE OF TECTONIC MODELING Overcome the difficulty of the geological time scale Overcome the difficulty of the limitation of human direct observation Overcome the difficulty of the higher nonlinear of the tectonic processes Be helpful to the need for higher output with fewer investment
SIGNIFICANCE OF TECTONIC MODELING • Overcome the difficulty of the geological time scale • Overcome the difficulty of the limitation of human direct observation • Overcome the difficulty of the higher nonlinear of the tectonic processes • Be helpful to the need for higher output with fewer investment
HISTORY OF TECTONIC MODELING From the birth of geology to 20s oflast century reconstruction of shape Form 30s to 50s of last century: considering g Similari lty From 50s to 70s oflast century: quantitative physical modeling From 70s of last century to now: quantitative physical modeling methods are getting more and more perfect, numerical modeling develop very fast
HISTORY OF TECTONIC MODELING • From the birth of geology to 20’s of last century: reconstruction of shape • Form 30’s to 50’s of last century: considering similarity • From 50’s to 70’s of last century: quantitative physical modeling • From 70’s of last century to now: quantitative physical modeling methods are getting more and more perfect, numerical modeling develop very fast
Tectonic Modeling Methods Physical Modeling: Photoelasticity, Grid method with small deformation. Grid method with large deformation, In-plane moire method. Shadow moire method. Bubble method, Brittle-coating method, Sand box holographic interference method Mathematic modeling: Analytic method, Finite difference method. Finite element method, Boundary element method
Tectonic Modeling Methods • Physical Modeling ：Photoelasticity，Grid method with small deformation， Grid method with large deformation ，In-plane moire method，Shadow moire method，Bubble method, Brittle-coating method，Sand box， holographic interference method • Mathematic modeling：Analytic method， Finite difference method，Finite element method，Boundary element method
Modeling methods in CUG Various physical modeling methods Numerical modeling methods--MARC and GNF software Software for structural geology STRUCKIT Software-3DCAVF for curvature analysis and 3D visibility of structural surface
Modeling methods in CUG • Various physical modeling methods • Numerical modeling methods——MARC and GNF software • Software for structural geology: STRUCKIT • Software-3DCAVF for curvature analysis and 3D visibility of structural surface
Vortex fracture system from brittle coating experiment (Zeng ZXet al., 1992)
Vortex fracture system from brittle coating experiment (Zeng Z.X.et al., 1992)
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Serial number of bubbles Nuclear column
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Trajectories of principal strain Nuclear column