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J4 ›› 2010, Vol. 16 ›› Issue (4): 475-482.

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Tectonic Characteristics and Numerical Stress Field Simulation in Indosinian -Early Yanshanian Stage, Lower Yangtze Region

ZHUANG Jian-jian,YANG Feng-li, ZHAO Wen-fang   

  1.  1. State Key Laboratory of Marine Geology, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China;
    2. School of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
  • Received:2010-05-12 Revised:2010-07-08 Online:2010-12-20 Published:2010-12-20

Abstract:

         Based on  intensive  research on  the  tectonic deformation characteristics  in  Indosinian-Early Yanshanian stage  in
the Lower Yangtze  region,  this paper has simulated  the  tectonic strain  rate and surface velocity  through  the “thin-shell”  finite
element method. The modeling results  indicate  that  the area around  the  junction between Qinlin-Dabie Orogen and Tanlu  fault
suffered intensively compressional effect, the eastern South Yellow Sea was a strongly tensional area, while the Sulu orogen and
the Jiangshao  fault were  transpressional areas. The average strain rate of  the Lower Yangtze region was about 5.0×10-15/s ~1.0
×10-14/s and the surface velocity was probably about 50 mm/a. Controlled by this kind of tectonic stress field, the Lower Yangtze
Block produced massive thrust nappe structures in a ramp style.

Key words: tectonic deformation, SHELLS finite element, strain rate, Indosinian-Early Yanshanian Stage, Lower Yangtze region

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