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Chen, Y., Lai, K., Lee, Y., Suppe, J., Chen, W., Lin, Y.N., Wang, Y., Hung, J. and Kuo, Y. (2007). Coseismic fold scarps and their kinematic behavior in the 1999 Chi-Chi earthquake Taiwan. Journal of Geophysical Research 112: doi: 10.1029/2006JB004388. issn: 0148-0227. |
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Discrete scarps that are created or reactivated during large earthquakes are a locus of concentrated hazard. A number of the coseismic scarps activated in the 1999 Chi-Chi earthquake are actually fold scarps, which display several types of ground deformation characterized by localized folding and are distinct from classic fault scarps, which form by a fault cutting the surface. This paper documents and analyzes fold scarps that formed or reactivated in the 1999 Chi-Chi Taiwan earthquake. Our results show the Chi-Chi fold scarps can be generally divided into two types: (1) those associated with folding ahead of the tip of a blind thrust fault at shallow depths and (2) those associated with folding by kink band migration above fault bends at substantial depths ranging from ~0.8 to 5 km). The previously published trishear model can be applied to model the former type, while a new curved hinge kink band migration model is provided to describe the behavior of the latter type. A key feature of fold scarps of the second type is that hinge zones are typically wide (25--100 m) relative to the displacement in a single earthquake (1--10 m), which exerts a significant control on fold scarp morphology and evolution. Because the coseismic strains of both types of fold scarps display relatively wide deformation zones (10--100 m) relative to fault scarps, wider set-back zones might be appropriate from a public policy point of view to alleviate the risk to structural damage and collapse resulting from permanent ground deformation. |
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Keywords
Structural Geology, Folds and folding, Structural Geology, Fractures and faults, Structural Geology, Dynamics and mechanics of faulting, Structural Geology, Local crustal structure, Structural Geology, Regional crustal structure |
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American Geophysical Union 2000 Florida Avenue N.W. Washington, D.C. 20009-1277 USA 1-202-462-6900 1-202-328-0566 service@agu.org |
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