Influence of plastic deformation on bimaterial fault rupture directivity

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 116, Issue 10, 2011, Pages

  Dedontney, Nora ^a   Templeton Barrett, Elizabeth L ^b,c   Rice, James R ^a,b   Dmowska, Renata ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSION; DAMAGE MECHANICS; DISPLACEMENT; FAULT PROPAGATION; FRACTURE PROPAGATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; RUPTURE; SLIP; STRESS ANALYSIS;

EID: 80055059889     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JB008417     Document Type: Article

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