Tsinghai-Tibet Plateau becomes an important research topic ofglobal tectonics, because of its marvelous thickness and rapiduplifting since Quaternary. By using finite element method, thenumerical simulation is carried...Tsinghai-Tibet Plateau becomes an important research topic ofglobal tectonics, because of its marvelous thickness and rapiduplifting since Quaternary. By using finite element method, thenumerical simulation is carried out for the movement of structurallithosphere. The deformable elements are employed to simulatestructural zones, and the frictional mechanism is introduced toillustrate the characteristic of a zone with a contact crack surface.The boundary conditions are prescribed by the displacements aroundthe pla- teau.展开更多
文摘Tsinghai-Tibet Plateau becomes an important research topic ofglobal tectonics, because of its marvelous thickness and rapiduplifting since Quaternary. By using finite element method, thenumerical simulation is carried out for the movement of structurallithosphere. The deformable elements are employed to simulatestructural zones, and the frictional mechanism is introduced toillustrate the characteristic of a zone with a contact crack surface.The boundary conditions are prescribed by the displacements aroundthe pla- teau.