Finite element analysis of fault bend influence on stick-slip instability along an intra-plate fault

Pure and Applied Geophysics

Volumn 161, Issue 9-10, 2004, Pages 2091-2102

  Xing, H L ^a   Mora, P ^a   Makinouchi, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b INST OF PHYS AND CHEMICAL RESEARCH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Earthquake; Fault bends; Finite element method; Friction instability; Frictional contact between deformable bodies; Stick slip instability

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE MECHANISM; FAULT SLIP; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INTRAPLATE PROCESS; STICK-SLIP;

EID: 4444332855     PISSN: 00334553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00024-004-2550-1     Document Type: Article

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