This chapter attempts to synthesize current understanding of various aspects of sedimentation and tectonics at the scale of fault-related folds with associated growth strata developed in contractional settings by using 2D kinematic models. The principal points are to examine the influence of various parameters in the growth stratal architecture in order to help choose the correct model for each circumstance within the wide range of possibilities, and to show what type of data may be obtained from the analysis of growth strata. The knowledge of growth stratal features should facilitate a better understanding of the geometry and evolution of structures, and can therefore benefit society from the perspective of helping hydrocarbon, mining, and groundwater subsurface exploration, and assessing earthquake hazards and underground storage.