Stress, slip, and earthquakes in models of complex single-fault systems incorporating brittle and creep deformations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 5677-5706

  Ben Zion, Yehuda ^a,b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE DEFORMATION; CREEP; DUCTILE DEFORMATION; EARTHQUAKE; FAULT SLIP; STRESS; STRIKE SLIP FAULT;

EID: 0029774175     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/95jb03534     Document Type: Article

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