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⛰️ Critical-Taper Coulomb Wedge: Accretionary Prism and Fold-and-Thrust Belt Sandbox

A cutaway sandbox pushes a Coulomb wedge from the back: frontal thrust sheets stack up while the wedge holds its critical taper set by internal friction, basal friction and pore-fluid pressure, until erosion balances the incoming sediment.

Geology & Earth Science3DModerate60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted🟠 Blender⇄ 2D version

⚙ Under the hood

Plate tectonicsCritical taperFold-and-thrust beltAccretionary prismThree.jsBlender

3D · Three.js / WebGL renderer · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install