Effects of acoustic waves on stick-slip in granular media and implications for earthquakes

Nature

Volumn 451, Issue 7174, 2008, Pages 57-60

  Johnson, Paul A ^a   Savage, Heather ^b,c   Knuth, Matt ^b,d   Gomberg, Joan ^e   Marone, Chris ^b  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVE; AFTERSHOCK; EARTHQUAKE; GRANULAR MEDIUM; LABORATORY METHOD; SEISMIC WAVE;

ACOUSTICS; ARTICLE; DISASTER; EARTHQUAKE; FRICTION; MATERIALS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRESS; VIBRATION;

EID: 38049016544     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature06440     Document Type: Article

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