An experimental study of the effect of off-fault damage on the velocity of a slip pulse

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 113, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Biegel, Ronald L ^a   Sammis, Charles G ^a   Rosakis, Ares J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COULOMB CRITERION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FAULT PLANE; FRACTURE; RAYLEIGH WAVE; RUPTURE; S-WAVE; SLIP;

EID: 45149085181     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JB005234     Document Type: Article

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