Slip distributions on faults: effects of stress gradients, inelastic deformation, heterogeneous host-rock stiffness, and fault interaction

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 1994, Pages 1675-1690

  Bürgmann, Roland ^a   Pollard, David D ^a   Martel, Stephen J ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAULT INTERACTION; FAULT SLIP; FAULTS; FRICTIONAL STRESS; INELASTIC DEFORMATION; SLIP; SLIP DISTRIBUTION; STRESS GRADIENT;

CRACK PROPAGATION; DEFORMATION; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); ROCKS; STIFFNESS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRESS ANALYSIS;

FAULT INTERACTION; FAULT PROPAGATION; FAULT SLIP DISTRIBUTIONS; HETEROGENEOUS HOST ROCK STIFFNESS; INELASTIC DEFORMATION; SHARP SLIP GRADIENTS;

TECTONICS;

EID: 0028669741     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0191-8141(94)90134-1     Document Type: Article

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