The effect of asymmetric damage on dynamic shear rupture propagation I: No mismatch in bulk elasticity

Tectonophysics

Volumn 493, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 254-262

  Biegel, R L ^a   Bhat, H S ^a,b   Sammis, C G ^a   Rosakis, A J ^b  

^a Department of Earth Sciences ^*  (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bimaterial ruptures; Damage mechanics; Dynamic shear rupture; Supershear

Indexed keywords

BI-MATERIAL; BULK ELASTICITY; CRACK SURFACES; DAMAGE MECHANICS; DAMAGED MATERIALS; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; ELASTIC STIFFNESS; FAULT ZONE; FRACTURE DAMAGE; FRICTIONAL SLIDING; HIGH-SPEED DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY; NORMAL STRESS; ON DYNAMICS; PHYSICAL INTERPRETATION; POLARIZED LASERS; PRE-EXISTING CRACK; PROPAGATION SPEED; RUPTURE PROPAGATION; SLIP SURFACES; SUPERSHEAR; UNI-AXIAL LOADING;

CRACK TIPS; ELASTICITY; HIGH SPEED PHOTOGRAPHY; STRESS CONCENTRATION;

DYNAMICS;

CRACK PROPAGATION; DIGITAL IMAGE; DIGITAL PHOTOGRAMMETRY; EARTHQUAKE MECHANISM; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; ELASTIC WAVE; FAULT ZONE; FRACTURE PROPAGATION; RUPTURE; STIFFNESS; STRESS FIELD; UNIAXIAL STRENGTH; WAVE PROPAGATION; WAVE VELOCITY;

EID: 78049269424     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2010.03.020     Document Type: Article

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