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Fault Segment Linkage

Fault segment linkage is one of the major mechanisms responsible for fault growth which can be measured in terms of increasing maximum fault slip or offset, and extension and broadening of fault length and fault width, respectively. These are covered under 'Scaling Properties of Faults.' This mechanism has been discussed in 'Growth of Faults based on Sequential Shearing of Initial Discontinuities' with detailed descriptions and field examples.

Reference:

Cartwright, J.A., Trudgill, B.D., Mansfield, C.S., 1995. Fault growth by segment linkage; an explanation for scatter in maximum displacement and trace length data from the Canyonlands Grabens of SE Utah. Journal of Structural Geology 17: 1319–1326.



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