Determination of fault friction from reactivation of abyssal-hill faults in subduction zones

Geology

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 819-822

  Billen, M ^a   Cowgill, E ^a   Buer, E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Faulting; Friction; Mohr circle; Oceanic crust; Outer slope

Indexed keywords

ABYSSAL-HILL FAULTS; FAULT FRICTION; OCEANIC CRUST; SLIDING FRICTION COEFFICIENT; SUBDUCTION ZONES;

FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRICTION; GRAPHIC METHODS; STRESSES; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

ABYSSAL HILL; DEFORMATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FAULT; FRICTION; MOHR THEORY; OCEANIC CRUST; PLANE STRAIN; POISSON RATIO; SEAFLOOR SPREADING; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

EID: 34548779786     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G23847A.1     Document Type: Article

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