Bending-like behavior of thin wedge-shaped elastic fault blocks

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 111, Issue 6, 2006, Pages

  Hu, Yan ^a   Wang, Kelin ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b Geological Survey of Canada Sidney   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENDING; ELASTIC PROPERTY; FAULTING; FLUID PRESSURE; NORMAL FAULT; REVERSE FAULT; RIFT ZONE;

EID: 33750531620     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JB003987     Document Type: Article

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