Ahlers, Steffen ; Henk, Andreas ; Hergert, Tobias ; Reiter, Karsten ; Müller, Birgit ; Röckel, Luisa ; Heidbach, Oliver ; Morawietz, Sophia ; Scheck-Wenderoth, Magdalena ; Anikiev, Denis (2021)
3D crustal stress state of Germany according to a data-calibrated geomechanical model.
In: Solid Earth, 2021, 12 (8)
doi: 10.26083/tuprints-00019651
Artikel, Zweitveröffentlichung, Verlagsversion
Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract)
The contemporary stress state in the upper crust is of great interest for geotechnical applications and basic research alike. However, our knowledge of the crustal stress field from the data perspective is limited. For Germany basically two datasets are available: orientations of the maximum horizontal stress (SHmax) and the stress regime as part of the World Stress Map (WSM) database as well as a complementary compilation of stress magnitude data of Germany and adjacent regions. However, these datasets only provide pointwise, incomplete and heterogeneous information of the 3D stress tensor. Here, we present a geomechanical–numerical model that provides a continuous description of the contemporary 3D crustal stress state on a regional scale for Germany. The model covers an area of about 1000×1250 km2 and extends to a depth of 100 km containing seven units, with specific material properties (density and elastic rock properties) and laterally varying thicknesses: a sedimentary unit, four different units of the upper crust, the lower crust and the lithospheric mantle. The model is calibrated by the two datasets to achieve a best-fit regarding the SHmax orientations and the minimum horizontal stress magnitudes (Shmin). The modeled orientations of SHmax are almost entirely within the uncertainties of the WSM data used and the Shmin magnitudes fit to various datasets well. Only the SHmax magnitudes show locally significant deviations, primarily indicating values that are too low in the lower part of the model. The model is open for further refinements regarding model geometry, e.g., additional layers with laterally varying material properties, and incorporation of future stress measurements. In addition, it can provide the initial stress state for local geomechanical models with a higher resolution.
| Typ des Eintrags: | Artikel |
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| Erschienen: | 2021 |
| Autor(en): | Ahlers, Steffen ; Henk, Andreas ; Hergert, Tobias ; Reiter, Karsten ; Müller, Birgit ; Röckel, Luisa ; Heidbach, Oliver ; Morawietz, Sophia ; Scheck-Wenderoth, Magdalena ; Anikiev, Denis |
| Art des Eintrags: | Zweitveröffentlichung |
| Titel: | 3D crustal stress state of Germany according to a data-calibrated geomechanical model |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Publikationsjahr: | 2021 |
| Publikationsdatum der Erstveröffentlichung: | 2021 |
| Verlag: | Copernicus |
| Titel der Zeitschrift, Zeitung oder Schriftenreihe: | Solid Earth |
| Jahrgang/Volume einer Zeitschrift: | 12 |
| (Heft-)Nummer: | 8 |
| DOI: | 10.26083/tuprints-00019651 |
| URL / URN: | https://tuprints.ulb.tu-darmstadt.de/19651 |
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| Herkunft: | Zweitveröffentlichung aus gefördertem Golden Open Access |
| Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract): | The contemporary stress state in the upper crust is of great interest for geotechnical applications and basic research alike. However, our knowledge of the crustal stress field from the data perspective is limited. For Germany basically two datasets are available: orientations of the maximum horizontal stress (SHmax) and the stress regime as part of the World Stress Map (WSM) database as well as a complementary compilation of stress magnitude data of Germany and adjacent regions. However, these datasets only provide pointwise, incomplete and heterogeneous information of the 3D stress tensor. Here, we present a geomechanical–numerical model that provides a continuous description of the contemporary 3D crustal stress state on a regional scale for Germany. The model covers an area of about 1000×1250 km2 and extends to a depth of 100 km containing seven units, with specific material properties (density and elastic rock properties) and laterally varying thicknesses: a sedimentary unit, four different units of the upper crust, the lower crust and the lithospheric mantle. The model is calibrated by the two datasets to achieve a best-fit regarding the SHmax orientations and the minimum horizontal stress magnitudes (Shmin). The modeled orientations of SHmax are almost entirely within the uncertainties of the WSM data used and the Shmin magnitudes fit to various datasets well. Only the SHmax magnitudes show locally significant deviations, primarily indicating values that are too low in the lower part of the model. The model is open for further refinements regarding model geometry, e.g., additional layers with laterally varying material properties, and incorporation of future stress measurements. In addition, it can provide the initial stress state for local geomechanical models with a higher resolution. |
| Status: | Verlagsversion |
| URN: | urn:nbn:de:tuda-tuprints-196516 |
| Sachgruppe der Dewey Dezimalklassifikatin (DDC): | 500 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik > 550 Geowissenschaften |
| Fachbereich(e)/-gebiet(e): | 11 Fachbereich Material- und Geowissenschaften 11 Fachbereich Material- und Geowissenschaften > Geowissenschaften 11 Fachbereich Material- und Geowissenschaften > Geowissenschaften > Fachgebiet Ingenieurgeologie |
| Hinterlegungsdatum: | 22 Sep 2021 08:33 |
| Letzte Änderung: | 27 Sep 2021 06:01 |
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