T129 Advances in Discontinuum Numerical Modeling in the Study of Earth Structure and Deformation

Sunday, 5 October 2008
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Presentations

• 8:00 AM
  Controls on the Shape and Kinematics Mountain Belts: Insights from Distinct Element Modeling
  Tim Vietor, Geoforschungszentrum Potsdam, Potsdam, N/A and Onno Oncken, GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam, Potsdam, N/A
  147842 (Technical Sessions)
• 8:20 AM
  Particle Dynamics Simulations of Fold and Thrust Belt Evolution: Exploring the Effects of Backstops, Cohesive Strengths, and Strain Rates
  Julia K. Morgan, Rice University, Houston, TX
  150088 (Technical Sessions)
• 8:35 AM
  Three-Dimensional Particle Dynamics Simulations of Oblique Plate Convergence
  Garrett W. Tate, Rice University, Houston, TX and Julia K. Morgan, Rice University, Houston, TX
  147872 (Technical Sessions)
• 8:50 AM
  Distinct Element Method (DEM) Modelling of Laboratory to Outcrop-Scale Fracturing of Natural Rocks
  Martin P.J. Schöpfer, University College Dublin, Dublin, N/A and Conrad Childs, University College Dublin, Dublin, N/A and John J. Walsh, University College Dublin, Dublin, N/A and Steffen Abe, RWTH Aachen, Aachen, N/A and Arzu Arslan, University College Dublin, Dublin, N/A and Eoghan P. Holohan, University College Dublin, Dublin, N/A
  150204 (Technical Sessions)
• 9:10 AM
  Geometrical Effects of Fault Bends on Fault Stick Slip Behavior and Deformation: Insights from Distinct Element Simulations
  Yonggui Guo, Rice University, Houston, TX
  148875 (Technical Sessions)
• 9:25 AM
  Strain Localization and Mechanical Coupling during Fault-Bend Folding: Insights from Discrete Element Simulations
  Nathan P. Benesh, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA and Julia K. Morgan, Rice Univ, Houston, TX and John H. Shaw, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
  151416 (Technical Sessions)
• 9:40 AM
  SSPX: A Program to Visualize Strain in Discrete Element Models
  Nestor Cardozo, Center for Integrated Petroleum Research, Bergen, N/A and Richard Allmendinger, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
  149707 (Technical Sessions)
• 10:10 AM
  Volcanic Spreading and Lateral Variations in the Structure of Olympus Mons, Mars: Insights from Particle Dynamics Simulations
  Patrick J. McGovern, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, TX and Julia K. Morgan, Rice University, Houston, TX
  148159 (Technical Sessions)
• 10:25 AM
  Effects of Density Driven Deformation within Volcanic Edifices Using Discrete Element Simulations
  Lindsay L. Farrell, Rice University, Houston, TX and Julia K. Morgan, Rice University, Houston, TX and Patrick J. McGovern, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, TX
  144249 (Technical Sessions)
• 10:40 AM
  Deformation Styles of Allochthonous Salt Sheets during Differential Loading Conditions: Insights from Discrete Element Models
  Scott Maxwell, Rice University, Houston, TX and Julia Morgan, Rice University, Houston, TX
  149547 (Technical Sessions)
• 10:55 AM
  Discrete Element Modeling of Coupled Processes
  Anders Malthe-Sørenssen, University of Oslo, Oslo, N/A
  150390 (Technical Sessions)
• 11:15 AM
  Viscous Granular Flow: DEM Models of Diffusion Creep
  David W. Sparks, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX and Julie Newman, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
  148693 (Technical Sessions)
• 11:30 AM
  Quantifying the Effects of Cementation on Hydromechanical Properties of Granular Porous Media Using Discrete Element Models
  Kathleen Plourde, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA and David Boutt, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA and Laurel Goodwin, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI and Jennie Cook, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
  148340 (Technical Sessions)