Numerical models show that maximum dike width at oceanic spreading centers should scale with axial lithospheric thickness if the pre-diking horizontal stress is close to the Andersonian normal faulting stress and the stress is fully released in one dike intrusion. Dikes at slow-spreading ridges could be over 5 m wide and maximum dike width should decrease with increasing plate spreading rate. H...

spur dike is an important element for protection of river banks. spur dike causes variations in flow field, sediment transport and bed topography. the mechanism of flow and sediment transport in a channel bend is very complex, especially when a spur dike is constructed in a bend. in this paper the time variations of dimension of the scour hole and the bed’s topography were considered around a t...

The paper describes concept and implementation details of integrating a finite element module for dike stability analysis “Virtual Dike” into an early warning system for flood protection. The module operates in real-time mode and includes fluid and structural submodels for simulation of porous flow through the dike and for dike stability analysis. Realtime measurements obtained from pore pressu...

Plutons in crustal shear zones may exploit inherited structures, interfere with strain localizing or be deformed passively. To constrain the relative timing of such tectono-magmatic relationships natural settings is not always straight-forward. We here present sandbox-type analogue model experiments simulating magma emplacement into simple and transtensional to test diagnostic potential pluton ...

A theoretical and a field study were performed for the interpretation of the vertical component magnetic anomalies from dipping dike model with infinite depth extent. Damped least squares inverse solution, Hilbert transform and power spectrum methods were used in interpretation. The parameters affecting the power spectrum of the analytical model response were determined and discussed. Damped le...

Dikes feed most eruptions, so understanding their mechanism of propagation is fundamental for volcanic hazard assessment. The variation in geometry a propagating dike as function the injection rate remains poorly studied. Here we use experiments injecting water into gelatin to investigate thickness, width and length flux-driven connected its source time intruded volume. Results show that thickn...