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Review of numerical simulation on the dynamics of Qinghai-Xizang plateau

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In recent twenty years, much numerical simulation work has been done on the evolution of Qinghai-Xizang (Tibetan) plateau. In this paper some principal numerical models and results are reviewed and analyzed. The earlier plane stress or plane strain model has much discrepancy with the actual deformation of Qinghai-Xizang plateau, such as the thickening of Tibetan crust and the lateral extrusion of Tibet along strike-slip faults. The thin viscous sheet model and the thin-plate model may simulate the change of the crustal thickness and the deformation produced by gravitational force. It is suitable for studying the large-scale and long-time deformation. The influence of faults on the deformation of Tibetan plateau should be further studied.

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Lu, Sk., Cai, Ye. Review of numerical simulation on the dynamics of Qinghai-Xizang plateau. Acta Seimol. Sin. 17, 604–617 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11589-004-0044-y

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