Sentence examples for major faults and from inspiring English sources

The slope is intersected by a number of major faults, and rocks are intensely weathered.

As the ice dissipated in soaring temperatures, the crust popped back up like a coiled spring released, at the same time tearing open major faults and triggering great earthquakes in places where they are unheard of today.

Thus, it is necessary to develop and implement a stationary natural gas mobility monitoring system covering the vicinity of major faults and fractured zones at the area of interest.

The implication of our results is that Borneo experiences active folding of the Rajang Group fold thrust belt to present and these events reactivated old major faults and minor related dislocations.

The abutments are divided by major faults and intercalations into several potential sliding wedges, which bring difficulties and threats to the construction of the dam and the operation of the reservoir.

These signatures provide important constraints on the location and extent of the Pliocene Pleistocene topography and drainage system that were probably controlled by: i) Miocene to Pleistocene landscape rejuvenation driven by Alpine movements along major faults; and ii) residual reliefs related to inherited Variscan structure.

TVAs in major fault and shear zones (FSZs) are subject to progressive deformation.

The following results are presented: (a) the rock mass deformations and failure zones around the excavations, (b) the joint shear displacements of the major fault, and (c) the failure conditions of the applied supports.

The displacement vectors were combined to create a pseudo 3-D displacement map for the slope, which was subsequently used to interpret the influence of a major fault and the rock mass fabric in promoting different kinematic responses.

The most promising ways to stimulate the considered low permeability well sufficiently for geothermal power production are (1) to connect the well to a higher permeable damage zone around a major fault and (2) to perform multiple stimulation treatments.

These results indicate a strong correlation between the major faulting and volcanic activity in Aso volcano.