The collision model of the Crimean orogen - the experience of the finite element method
Journal: Geofizicheskiy Zhurnal
Year: 2013

Finite elements method is attracted for numerical modeling of crust deformation of Crimea Mountains within hypothesis of its collisional formation. Elastic and elastoplastic (Coulomb) ap-proaches are used. As a result next basic positions of collisional model are proved: 1) localized indenter compression of margin of Scythian plate from side of East Black Sea basin; 2) lateral extru-sion of south-west part of orogen; 3) ramp-obductional mechanism of interacting crust microplate with continental