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https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2024-3116
https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2024-3116
14 Oct 2024
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Strike-slip kinematics from crustal to outcrop-scale: the impact of the material properties on the analogue modelling

Luigi Massaro, Jürgen Adam, Elham Jonade, Silvia Negrão, and Yasuhiro Yamada

Abstract. Strike-slip fault zones commonly display complex kinematics and 3D geometries, with high structural variability along strike and with depth. In this regard, analogue modelling techniques represent a powerful tool for investigating the structural, kinematic and mechanical deformation processes at various scales. In detail, dynamically scaled experiments allow the direct comparison between model and natural systems. The geometric scaling factor defines the model resolution, in terms of model/prototype length equivalence, and depends on the mechanical and physical properties of the prototype and analogue materials.

In this paper, systematic strike-slip experiments were performed by applying four different model materials to investigate the deformation dynamics at various scales and to highlight the impact of the physical and mechanical properties of the model material on the experiments. The applied model materials showed a non-linear strain-dependent deformation behaviour while providing different dynamically scaled geometric scaling factors.

Digital Image Correlation (DIC) analyses of the experiments allowed a quantitative comparison of the displacement and strain fields at different stages of the dextral displacement above a single planar basement fault. The analysis of the localisation and development of the fractures in the strike-slip shear zones enabled the comparison of the different structural styles and dynamics observable at various levels of resolution. Therefore, the application of such a multi-scale approach in dynamically scaled experiments can provide new insights into the investigation of complex deformation processes with analogue modelling techniques.

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27 Jun 2025
Strike-slip kinematics from crustal to outcrop-scale: the impact of material properties on analogue modelling
Luigi Massaro, Jürgen Adam, Elham Jonade, Silvia Negrão, and Yasuhiro Yamada
Solid Earth, 16, 531–550, https://doi.org/10.5194/se-16-531-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/se-16-531-2025, 2025
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Luigi Massaro, Jürgen Adam, Elham Jonade, Silvia Negrão, and Yasuhiro Yamada

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  • RC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2024-3116', Jacqueline Reber, 12 Nov 2024
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC1', Luigi Massaro, 14 Feb 2025
  • RC2: 'Comment on egusphere-2024-3116', Guido Schreurs, 17 Dec 2024
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC2', Luigi Massaro, 14 Feb 2025

Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2024-3116', Jacqueline Reber, 12 Nov 2024
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC1', Luigi Massaro, 14 Feb 2025
  • RC2: 'Comment on egusphere-2024-3116', Guido Schreurs, 17 Dec 2024
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC2', Luigi Massaro, 14 Feb 2025

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
AR by Luigi Massaro on behalf of the Authors (28 Feb 2025)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (08 Mar 2025) by Susanne Buiter
RR by Jacqueline Reber (12 Mar 2025)
RR by Guido Schreurs (25 Mar 2025)
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (28 Mar 2025) by Susanne Buiter
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (28 Mar 2025) by Susanne Buiter (Executive editor)
AR by Luigi Massaro on behalf of the Authors (03 Apr 2025)  Author's response   Manuscript 

Journal article(s) based on this preprint

27 Jun 2025
Strike-slip kinematics from crustal to outcrop-scale: the impact of material properties on analogue modelling
Luigi Massaro, Jürgen Adam, Elham Jonade, Silvia Negrão, and Yasuhiro Yamada
Solid Earth, 16, 531–550, https://doi.org/10.5194/se-16-531-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/se-16-531-2025, 2025
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Luigi Massaro, Jürgen Adam, Elham Jonade, Silvia Negrão, and Yasuhiro Yamada
Luigi Massaro, Jürgen Adam, Elham Jonade, Silvia Negrão, and Yasuhiro Yamada

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In this manuscript, we investigated the kinematics and dynamics of strike-slip damage zones using laboratory mechanical tests and analogue modelling techniques. The results underline the importance of a multi-scale approach (from crustal to outcrop-scale) to improve the understanding of such deformation processes, deriving fundamental correlations with the physical and mechanical properties of the model materials applied in the experiments.
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