Dynamic path selection along branched faults: Experiments involving sub-Rayleigh and supershear ruptures

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 114, Issue 8, 2009, Pages

  Rousseau, Carl Ernst ^a   Rosakis, Ares J ^b  

^a University of Rhode Island   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EARTHQUAKE MECHANISM; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; ELASTICITY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FAULT GEOMETRY; FAULT PROPAGATION; KINK BAND; LABORATORY METHOD; MONITORING SYSTEM; NUMERICAL MODEL; PATH ANALYSIS; RAYLEIGH WAVE; SEISMIC VELOCITY; SHEAR STRESS; TECTONIC SETTING;

EID: 72749084626     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JB006173     Document Type: Article

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