Dynamic rupture in a 3-D particle-based simulation of a rough planar fault

Pure and Applied Geophysics

Volumn 163, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1881-1892

  Abe, Steefen ^a,b   Latham, Shane ^a   Mora, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Fault simulation; Lattice Solid Model; Slip complexity

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE MECHANISM; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; SEISMIC VELOCITY; SHEAR STRESS; SIMULATION; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; TEMPORAL EVOLUTION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 33750380740     PISSN: 00334553     EISSN: 14209136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00024-006-0102-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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