Dynamical weakening of faults by acoustic fluidization

Nature

Volumn 379, Issue 6566, 1996, Pages 601-606

  Melosh, H J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC FLUIDIZATION; FAULT SLIP; FRICTION; SHEAR STRESS; VIBRATION;

EID: 0029751737     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/379601a0     Document Type: Article

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