Paper Info
Title
An ALE-based numerical technique for modeling sedimentary basin evolution featuring layer deformations and faults
Abstract
In this paper we present a numerical tool to simulate dynamics of stratified sedimentary basins, i.e. depressions on the Earth's surface filled by sediments. The basins are usually complicated by crustal deformations and faulting of the sediments. The balance equations, the non-Newtonian rheology of the sediments, and the depth-porosity compaction laws describe here a model of basin evolution. We propose numerical schemes for the basin boundary movement and for the fault tracking. In addition, a time splitting algorithm is employed to reduce the original model into some simpler mathematical problems. The numerical stability and the other features of the developed methodology are shown using simple test cases and some realistic configurations of sedimentary basins.
Year
DOI
Venue
2011
10.1016/j.jcp.2011.01.027
J. Comput. Physics
Keywords
Field
DocType
finite element method,basin boundary movement,original model,non-newtonian fluids,balance equation,layer deformation,fractures and faults,compaction of granular systems,numerical tool,level set method,stratified sedimentary basin,computational geology,basin evolution,sedimentary basin evolution,sedimentary basin,numerical scheme,numerical stability,crustal deformation,ale-based numerical technique,non newtonian fluid,sedimentary basins,non newtonian fluids
Sediment,Fault (geology),Level set method,Sedimentary basin,Mathematical analysis,Finite element method,Deformation (mechanics),Mathematics,Numerical stability,Structural basin,Geophysics
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
230
8
Journal of Computational Physics
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
0
0.34
10
Authors
5
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Matteo Longoni100.34
A Cristiano I Malossi2659.29
Alfio Quarteroni334144.82
Andrea Villa400.34
Paolo Ruffo551.26