Importance of bimaterial interfaces for earthquake dynamics and strong ground motion

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 178, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 921-938

  Brietzke, Gilbert B ^a   Cochard, Alain ^b   Igel, Heiner ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG EOST   (France)

Author keywords

Earthquake dynamics; Earthquake ground motions; Numerical solutions; Rheology and friction of fault zones

Indexed keywords

ASPERITY; EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE; EARTHQUAKE MECHANISM; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; FAULT DISPLACEMENT; FAULT ZONE; FRACTURE PROPAGATION; FRICTION; GROUND MOTION; RHEOLOGY; SEISMIC VELOCITY; SHEAR STRESS; SLIP; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 67749117910     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2009.04209.x     Document Type: Article

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