Understanding Faults

David Colin Tanner is a researcher at the LIAG Institute for Applied Geophysics, where his research focuses on structural modeling and seismic interpretation. He has given lectures on 3D geological modelling and tectonics at many universities. His interests lie in understanding the geological processes in the Earth’s crust, especially faults and their geological history. Christian Brandes is a researcher and lecturer at the Institute of Geology at the University of Hannover. His research interests include interaction of tectonics and sedimentation, geodynamics of island-arcs, burial history and temperature evolution of sedimentary basins, paleoseismology, and evolution of fold-and-thrust belts. He lectures on tectonics, modeling, Earth history, mapping, and regional geology.

1. Introduction
2. Fault Mechanics and Earthquakes
3. Fault Detection
4. Numerical Modelling of Faults
5. Faults in the Laboratory
6. The Growth of Faults
7. Direct dating of Fault Movement
8. Fault Seal
9. Conclusions