Current Research
The structure group is currently
working in a number of different mountain belts, using geometric analysis,
strain data, microstructural and textural criteria, metamorphic signatures and
theoretical models to understand the evolution of orogenic belts.
Recent research includes:
- Studies
on brittle and ductile fault zones in different tectonic settings (e.g.,
the
- Fluid-rock
interactions and mechanical evolution of fault zones in the
- Progressive
deformational history, synorogenic sedimentary patterns and thermal
evolution of external portions of orogenic belts (e.g., the Hudson Valley
fold and thrust belt, the Pennsylvania Valley and Ridge, the Idaho-Wyoming
thrust belt, and the Central Utah Sevier orogenic belt).
- Strain
and strain-history studies and the use of deformation profiles in
balancing cross-sections of internal thrust sheets in the Sevier fold and
thrust belt in
- Regional
scale mapping and construction of balanced cross-sections of thrust
systems in the Kumaon
Ongoing
research is focused on addressing many of these and related problems in central
Selected current figures:
