Slip distributions on intersecting normal faults

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 259-272

  Maerten, Laurent ^a   Willemse, Emanuel J M ^a   Pollard, David D ^a   Rawnsley, Keith ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CSTJF   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; GEOLOGIC MODELS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TECTONICS;

NORMAL FAULTS; SLIP DISTRIBUTIONS;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

FAULT SLIP; NORMAL FAULT;

EID: 0033103484     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8141(98)00122-9     Document Type: Article

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