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An ALE-based numerical technique for modeling sedimentary basin evolution featuring layer deformations and faults

Longoni, Matteo
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Malossi, Adelmo Cristiano Innocenza  
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Quarteroni, Alfio  
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2011
Journal of Computational Physics

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.

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research article
DOI
10.1016/j.jcp.2011.01.027
Web of Science ID

WOS:000288684900023

Author(s)
Longoni, Matteo
Malossi, Adelmo Cristiano Innocenza  
Quarteroni, Alfio  
Villa, Andrea
Ruffo, Paolo
Date Issued

2011

Publisher

Elsevier

Published in
Journal of Computational Physics
Volume

230

Issue

8

Start page

3230

End page

3248

Subjects

Computational geology

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Fractures and faults

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Non-Newtonian fluids

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Compaction of granular systems

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Finite element method

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Level set method

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REVIEWED

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CMCS  
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February 22, 2011
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