Integrated analysis of stress and regional seismicity by surface loading - A case study of Zipingpu Reservoir

Dizhen Dizhi

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1046-1064

  Lei, Xing Lin ^a,b   Ma, Sheng Li ^b   Wen, Xue Ze ^c   Su, Jin Rong ^c   Du, Fang ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^c EARTHQUAKE ADMINISTRATION OF SICHUAN PROVINCE   (China)

Author keywords

Coulomb failure stress; Dam; Ms 8.0 Wenchuan earthquake; Seismic activity; Statistic model

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER; EARTHQUAKE TRIGGER; FAILURE ANALYSIS; LOADING; MODELING; SEISMICITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STRESS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; SICHUAN; ZIPINGPU RESERVOIR;

EID: 60649085862     PISSN: 02534967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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