Triangle zones are important structures found in foreland fold-and-thrust belts all over the
world and are commonly associated with tectonic wedging. However, tectonic wedging and …

The principle of work minimization has been used in various forms to account for the
development of active fault systems within a wide range of tectonic settings. We review the …

With an obliquity of∼ 30° relative to plate motion direction, the∼ 300‐km‐long Big Bend of
the San Andreas Fault is one of the world's largest restraining bends. The 5–6 Ma (∼ 160 …

Particle‐based numerical simulations of cohesive contractional wedges can yield important
perspectives on the formation and evolution of fold and thrust belts, offering particular …

To understand the effects of substantial topographic relief on deformation localization in the
seismically active mountains, like the Longmen Shan thrust belt in the eastern Tibet …

The Messinian Laga basin is the largest foreland basin within the Central Apennines fold
and thrust belt (Italy). This area, actively investigated in the 1980s and 1990s for …

Forecasting the timing of catastrophic failure, such as crustal earthquakes, has been a
central concern for centuries. Such forecasting requires identifying signals that evolve or …

Restraining bends are regions of mechanical inefficiency along strike-slip faults where faults
evolve to improve efficiency. Analog experiments using wet kaolin examine the evolution of …

The southern big bend of the San Andreas fault has been interpreted to have successively
abandoned two strands, the Mission Creek and Mill Creek strands of the San Andreas fault …

We quantify the spatial distribution of fracture networks throughout six in situ X-ray
tomography triaxial compression experiments on crystalline rocks at confining stresses of 5 …