Which deformation results when strike-slip motion encounters a restraining bend?

💡 Explanation

Transpression occurs because compressive force is added during strike-slip at restraining bends due to the applied shear stress; therefore, mountain uplift results, rather than extension because of the compression from fault geometries.

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