Analysis of supershear transition regimes in rupture experiments: The effect of nucleation conditions and friction parameters

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 177, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 717-732

  Lu, Xiao ^a   Lapusta, Nadia ^b   Rosakis, Ares J ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b California Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamics and mechanics of faulting; Earhtquake dynamics; Fractures and faults; Mechanics, theory, and modelling; Rheology and friction of fault zones

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE MECHANISM; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; FAULT ZONE; FAULTING; FRICTION; NUCLEATION; NUMERICAL MODEL;

EID: 64749117050     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2009.04091.x     Document Type: Article

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