Rupture dynamics on bimaterial faults and nonlinear off-fault damage

International Geophysics

Volumn 94, Issue C, 2009, Pages 187-215

  Yamashita, Teruo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

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EID: 77956446445     PISSN: 00746142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0074-6142(08)00008-9     Document Type: Book

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