Finite element simulations of dynamic shear rupture experiments and dynamic path selection along kinked and branched faults

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 114, Issue 8, 2009, Pages

  Templeton, Elizabeth L ^f   Baudet, Aurélie ^a   Bhat, Harsha S ^b   Dmowska, Renata ^c   Rice, James R ^c   Rosakis, Ares J ^d   Rousseau, Carl Ernst ^e  

^a 264B ^*  (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^e University of Rhode Island   (United States)

^f HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENDING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FAULT SLIP; FAULTING; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE PROPAGATION; IMPACT; KINK BAND; LABORATORY METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SHEAR STRESS; SLIP RATE;

EID: 72749109126     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JB006174     Document Type: Article

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