A study of strike-slip faulting using small-scale models

Geotechnical Testing Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 118-129

  Lazarte, Carlos A ^a   Bray, Jonathan D ^a  

^a Berkeley   (United States)

Author keywords

Clay; Earthquakes; Embankments; Faults; Physical models

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CLAY; EARTHQUAKES; EMBANKMENTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SHEAR DEFORMATION; SOIL TESTING; TECTONICS;

MATERIAL DUCTILITY; SMALL SCALE MODELS; STRIKE SLIP FAULTING;

SOIL MECHANICS;

EID: 0030171968     PISSN: 01496115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/gtj10335j     Document Type: Article

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