Interface waves propagated along a fracture

Journal of Applied Geophysics

Volumn 35, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 79-87

  Pyrak Nolte, Laura J ^a   Roy, Sanjit ^a   Mullenbach, Beth L ^a  

^a University of Notre Dame   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC WAVES; FRACTURE; ROCKS; SHEAR STRESS; TECTONICS;

INTERFACE WAVES;

GEOPHYSICS;

FRACTURE; INTERFACE WAVE; SEISMIC VELOCITY; SHEAR STIFFNESS; SHEAR STRESS; WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 0030235996     PISSN: 09269851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0926-9851(96)00009-2     Document Type: Article

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