Earthquake Rupture at Focal Depth, Part II: Mechanics of the 2004 M2.2 Earthquake Along the Pretorius Fault, TauTona Mine, South Africa

Pure and Applied Geophysics

Volumn 168, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2427-2449

  Heesakkers, V ^a,b   Murphy, S ^c   Lockner, D A ^d   Reches, Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

^c AngloGold Ashanti Limited   (South Africa)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; CATACLASITE; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; ELASTIC-PLASTIC; FAULT ZONE; FINITE ELEMENT MODELING; FOCAL DEPTH; IN-SITU STRESS FIELD; INTACT ROCKS; MINING OPERATIONS; SOUTH AFRICA;

BEARINGS (MACHINE PARTS); EARTHQUAKES; ELASTICITY; GALLIUM; RHEOLOGY; ROCK MECHANICS; ROCKS; SINTERING; STRESSES;

FAULT SLIPS;

CATACLASITE; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; ELASTOPLASTICITY; FAULT ZONE; HOST ROCK; QUARTZITE; RHEOLOGY; ROCK MECHANICS;

EID: 84857560807     PISSN: 00334553     EISSN: 14209136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00024-011-0355-6     Document Type: Article

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