Nondimensional control parameters governing the behavior of one-dimensional fault slip: Effects of shear heating, inelastic pore creation, and fluid flow

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Suzuki, Takehito ^a   Yamashita, Teruo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAULT SLIP; FLUID FLOW; FLUID PRESSURE; HEATING; POROELASTICITY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

CALIFORNIA; SAN ANDREAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 76849110796     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JB006557     Document Type: Article

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