Rupture modes in laboratory earthquakes: Effect of fault prestress and nucleation conditions

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 115, Issue 12, 2010, Pages

  Lu, Xiao ^a   Rosakis, Ares J ^a   Lapusta, Nadia ^a,b  

^a California Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSION; EARTHQUAKE MECHANISM; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; FAULT GEOMETRY; FAULT PLANE; FRICTION; NORMAL FAULT; NUCLEATION; SEISMOLOGY; SHEAR STRESS;

EID: 78649990554     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JB006833     Document Type: Article

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