VISUALIZING MULTIFOLDED AND MULTIFAULTED TERRAIN GEOMETRY USING COMPUTER GRAPHICS

• Perrin M.

  Ecole des Mines de Paris

• Cheaito M.

  Ecole des Mines de Paris

• Bonijoly D.

  BRGM - Department Geologie

• Turmeaux T.

  BRGM - Department Geologie

Abstract

The POLYPLI software makes it possible to visualize the geometry of stratified terrain which have been deformed by numerous fold and fault events in a quick and efficient way.<BR>Strata deformation is carried out by simple geometric transformations which affect the various material points. These transformations simulate the displacements which are registered in similar folding. Faults are simulated in a similar way.Stratigraphy, fold profiles wavelength amplitudes and orientations of the various fold phases and of the various faults are interactively defined by the user.POLYPLI can represent unconformities and deformations which simultaneously affect a previously deformed basement and its sedimentary cover.<BR>POLYPLI provides a new type of help for structural analysis : its provides a good approximation to the topology of intricate deformations such as those which are commonly observed in basement located metasedimentary terrains. Run under UNIX operating system, POLYPLI is very interactive and easy to use because of a multiwindow presentation which can input most data with the mouse.

Journal

• Geoinformatics

  Geoinformatics 4 (3), 189-198, 1993

  Japan Society of Geoinformatics

Keywords

• Modeling
• Deep seated terrains
• Similar folds
• Faults
• Basement
• Computer

Details

• CRID: 1390282679415427840
• NII Article ID: 10004564009
• NII Book ID: AN0036643X
• DOI: 10.6010/geoinformatics1990.4.3_189
• ISSN: 1347541X
• ISSN: 0388502X
• Web Site: https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/geoinformatics1990/4/3/4_3_189/_pdf
• Text Lang: en
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