Geological fault displacement components calculator

Calculate strike-slip component and down-dip component with your own figures.

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Examples

Examples

Try the starting example

Slip vector [east,north,up] (m)
3,4,-2
Fault strike (degrees)
0
Fault dip (degrees)
45
Strike-slip component (m)
4
Down-dip component (m)
3.535534
Fault-normal component (m)
0.707107

Try another scenario

Slip vector [east,north,up] (m)
[2, 3, -1]
Fault strike (degrees)
0
Fault dip (degrees)
45
Strike-slip component (m)
3
Down-dip component (m)
2.12132
Fault-normal component (m)
0.707107
Calculation method

Calculation method

Strike-slip component (m)

Dot slip with strike unit vector.

Down-dip component (m)

Dot slip with down-dip unit vector.

Fault-normal component (m)

Dot slip with upward normal; nonzero indicates off-plane component.

Symbols and units
a
Slip vector [east,north,up] (m)
b
Fault strike (degrees)
c
Fault dip (degrees)

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Assumptions & limits

Assumptions & limits

  • Slip vector, fault plane orientation. Returns Strike-slip and dip-slip components. All coefficients and observations are user supplied; results describe only the stated mathematical model. Quantities are deterministic calculations from supplied observations and assumptions; no external data is fetched. Supported limits: Finite inputs only; numeric fields bounded as labelled. Lists and JSON records are limited to 256 entries unless a stricter tool bound is stated. No automatic design approval, legal conclusion, treatment recommendation or safety certification. Slip vector [east,north,up] (m): minimum None, maximum 1000000000000.0. Fault strike (degrees): minimum 0, maximum 360. Fault dip (degrees): minimum 0, maximum 90.
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