Methodology for determining the spatial-horizontal equilibrium of the lithodynamic framework of the earth’s crust
I.P. BARANOV
Institute of Biological Instrumentation, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushchino, Russia
Keywords: isostasy, hydrostatic equilibrium, vertical equilibrium, horizontal equilibrium, relief plasticity
Abstract
The article presents a method for calculating the vectors of geological mass distribution using the “Relief Plasticity” technology and the author’s method for determining the potential of lithodynamic flows, structures and systems. The lengths of flow-vectors and their deflection angles are taken as a basis. All results have been converted to the metric system. The method was tested on two lithodynamic structures located in India (the Brahmaputra River valley) and Russia (the Crimean Mountains). Calculations have shown that the vectors of the geological masses of both structures are distributed in such a way that their difference tends to zero, and therefore to equilibrium. Thus, in the lithosphere, the processes of mass equilibration occur simultaneously in both vertical and horizontal directions. In addition, it has been found that a landslide body separated from the main mass of the mountain structure threatens the overall equilibrium state of the entire structure, which can be restored by the appearance of a new landslide. This work can be used both at the initial stage of understanding equilibrium in the horizontal plane and in practice. A number of examples given in the article and obtained outside the scope of the study suggested that, along with the electromagnetic field and gravity, the principle of dynamic equilibrium is present everywhere in nature, in this case, in the lithosphere. This is a natural state of matter. The use of this knowledge by a person will allow taking into account and controlling not only the processes in the lithosphere, but also economic activities: in territorial planning, construction, recreation, emergency prevention, etc.
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