Hanging & footwall. The two sides of a non-vertical fault are known as the hanging wall and footwall. The hanging wall occurs above the fault plane and the footwall occurs below it. [14] …

2023年11月28日 · Faults are defined by their fault plane, trace, hanging wall, and footwall. The sense of motion on a fault can be normal (hanging wall moves down), reverse (hanging wall …

Footwall: The block of rock that lies below the fault plane. Dip: The angle at which the fault plane is inclined relative to the horizontal. Strike: The direction of the fault line along the Earth's …

In a dip-slip system, the footwall is below the fault plane and the hanging wall is above the fault plane. A good way to remember this is to imagine a mine tunnel running along a fault ; the …

Hanging wall and Footwall: The upper block or, in other words, the block above the fault plane is called ‘Hanging wall’. The block below the fault plane or, in other words, beneath the fault …

Normal faults form when the hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall. Faults are the places in the crust where brittle deformation occurs as two blocks of rocks move relative to …

Faults affect the flow of fluids in the Earth’s crust, and thereby control the distribution of water, oil and natural gas. Fractured material along a fault plane may form a porous breccia …