Brittle deformation and damage-induced seismic wave anisotropy in rocks

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 178, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 901-909

  Hamiel, Y ^a   Lyakhovsky, V ^a   Stanchits, S ^b   Dresen, G ^b   Ben Zion, Y ^c  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

^b GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamics and mechanics of faulting, Fractures and faults; Elasticity and anelasticity; Fault zone rheology; Rheology: Crust and lithosphere; Seismic anisotropy

Indexed keywords

ANELASTICITY; BRITTLE DEFORMATION; CONTINUUM DAMAGE MECHANICS; ELASTICITY; FAULT ZONE; FAULTING; FRACTURE MECHANICS; MICROCRACK; RHEOLOGY; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; SEISMIC WAVE; STRESS-STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; WAVE VELOCITY;

EID: 67749135353     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2009.04200.x     Document Type: Article

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