Effects of off-fault damage on earthquake rupture propagation: Experimental studies

Pure and Applied Geophysics

Volumn 166, Issue 10-11, 2009, Pages 1629-1648

  Sammis, Charles G ^a   Rosakis, Ares J ^b   Bhat, Harsha S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Graduate Aeronautical Laboratories   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymmetric propagation; Dynamic rupture; Fault zone; Fracture damage; Slip pulse; Supershear rupture

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; FAULT PLANE; FAULT ZONE; MODELING; STRESS FIELD;

EID: 70349735987     PISSN: 00334553     EISSN: 14209136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00024-009-0512-3     Document Type: Review

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