Experimental observation of stick-slip instability fronts

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 180, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 697-702

  Nielsen, S ^a   Taddeucci, J ^a   Vinciguerra, S ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dynamics and mechanics of faulting; Earthquake dynamics; Fracture and flow; Friction

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE MECHANISM; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FRACTURE MECHANICS; FRACTURE PROPAGATION; INSTABILITY; LABORATORY METHOD; LANDSLIDE; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; S-WAVE; SEISMIC VELOCITY; SEISMIC ZONE; SEISMICITY; STICK-SLIP; WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 74549188469     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2009.04444.x     Document Type: Article

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