Articles | Volume 14, issue 10
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-14-6197-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-14-6197-2021
Development and technical paper
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15 Oct 2021
Development and technical paper |  | 15 Oct 2021

Modelling of faults in LoopStructural 1.0

Lachlan Grose, Laurent Ailleres, Gautier Laurent, Guillaume Caumon, Mark Jessell, and Robin Armit

Data sets

lachlangrose/grose_et_al_2021_gmd_faults: Revisions (1.1) L. Grose https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5234634

Model code and software

Loop3D/LoopStructural (Version 1.2.0) L. Grose, L. Ailleres, G. Laurent, and M. Jessell https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5234619

Short summary
Fault discontinuities in rock packages represent the plane where two blocks of rock have moved. They are challenging to incorporate into geological models because the geometry of the faulted rock units are defined by not only the location of the discontinuity but also the kinematics of the fault. In this paper, we outline a structural geology framework for incorporating faults into geological models by directly incorporating kinematics into the mathematical framework of the model.