Elastodynamic analysis for slow tectonic loading with spontaneous rupture episodes on faults with rate- and state-dependent friction

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 105, Issue B10, 2000, Pages 23765-23789

  Lapusta, Nadia ^a   Rice, James R ^a   Ben Zion, Yehuda ^b   Zheng, Gutuan ^c  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c IBM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; ELASTODYNAMICS; FAULTING; LOADING; TECTONIC SETTING;

EID: 0033693598     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jb900250     Document Type: Article

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