Finite difference modelling of rupture propagation with strong velocity-weakening friction

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 179, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1831-1858

  Rojas, Otilio ^a   Dunham, Eric M ^b,c   Day, Steven M ^a   Dalguer, Luis A ^d   Castillo, Jose E ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Friction; Numerical solutions; Wave propagation

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY INTEGRAL METHOD; ELASTICITY; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FRACTURE PROPAGATION; FRICTION; MODELING; NUMERICAL MODEL; RUPTURE; SLIP RATE;

EID: 70450196700     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2009.04387.x     Document Type: Article

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