An assessment of field evidence for 'Byerlee' friction

Pure and Applied Geophysics PAGEOPH

Volumn 142, Issue 3-4, 1994, Pages 645-662

  Sibson, Richard H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Faults; friction; lock up

Indexed keywords

BYERLEE FRICTION; EXTENSIONAL DETACHMENT; FAULT; FAULTS; FRICTION; FRICTIONAL LOCK-UP; SLIDING SURFACE; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0028563130     PISSN: 00334553     EISSN: 14209136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00876058     Document Type: Article

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