A finite-element modeling approach to gravitational tectonic stress and earthquakes

Journal of Geoscience Education

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 7-23

  Barrows, Lawrence John ^a,c,d,e   Paul, Kevin Michael ^b,f  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering   (United States)

^d Illinois State University ^*  (United States)

^e Geohydrology Graduate Program   (United States)

^f ISU Honors Program

Author keywords

Education computer assisted; Geophysics seismology; Geophysics solid earth; Structural geology

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE; GRAVITATIONAL TECTONICS; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

EID: 0031820190     PISSN: 10899995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5408/1089-9995-46.1.7     Document Type: Article

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