Mechanical controls on fault geometry

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 585-596

  Martel, Stephen J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAULT GEOMETRY; STRESS DROP; TECTONIC DEFORMATION;

ELASTICITY; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); ROCK MECHANICS; SHEAR DEFORMATION; SHEAR STRENGTH; SHEAR STRESS;

TECTONICS;

FAULT GEOMETRY; MECHANICAL CONTROL;

EID: 0032876460     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8141(99)00054-1     Document Type: Article

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