Characterization of fault zones

Pure and Applied Geophysics

Volumn 160, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 677-715

  Ben Zion, Yehuda ^a   Sammis, Charles G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Complexity; Continuum Euclidean; Fault zone evolution; Fractal; Granular; Simplicity

Indexed keywords

CONTINUUM MECHANICS; EARTHQUAKE; FAULT GEOMETRY; FAULT ZONE; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; GRANULAR MEDIUM; MECHANICAL CONTROL; NUMERICAL METHOD; SEISMICITY;

EID: 0037339470     PISSN: 00334553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00012554     Document Type: Article

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