Elastic strain energy release from fragmenting grains: Effects on fault rupture

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 38, Issue , 2012, Pages 265-277

  Davies, Timothy R H ^a   McSaveney, Mauri J ^b   Boulton, Carolyn J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Elastic strain energy; Gouge comminution; Slip resistance; Static rupture strength; Weak seismic faults

Indexed keywords

APPLIED STRESS; BRITTLE FAILURES; CASCADING FAILURES; CONTINUOUS RECYCLING; DYNAMIC FAULTS; ELASTIC ENERGY; ELASTIC STRAIN ENERGY; FAILURE STRESS; FAULT RUPTURES; FAULT STRENGTH; GRAIN BREAKAGE; GRAIN FRAGMENTATION; GRAIN MASS; GRAIN STRENGTH; GRANULAR FLOWS; HIGH FREQUENCY HF; LOCAL STRESS; PROBABILITY DENSITY DISTRIBUTION; RUPTURE STRENGTH; SAN ANDREAS FAULT; SEISMIC FAULTS; SLIP RESISTANCE; STORED ENERGY; TECTONIC STRESS;

GRINDING (COMMINUTION); PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; STRAIN ENERGY; STRIKE-SLIP FAULTS;

FAULT SLIPS;

BRITTLE FAILURE; ELASTICITY; FAULT ZONE; FRICTION; PROBABILITY; RUPTURE; SAN ANDREAS FAULT; SLIP; STRAIN; STRESS FIELD; TECTONIC SETTING;

EID: 84859930773     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2011.11.004     Document Type: Article

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