Observed source parameters for dynamic rupture with non-uniform initial stress and relatively high fracture energy

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 38, Issue , 2012, Pages 77-89

  Beeler, Nick ^a   Kilgore, Brian ^a   McGarr, Art ^a   Fletcher, Joe ^a   Evans, John ^a   Baker, Steven R ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamic rupture; Efficiency; Fracture energy; Friction; Stress drop

Indexed keywords

APPARENT STRESS; CRUSTAL STRESS; EARTHQUAKE SOURCE; ENERGY PARTITIONING; EXCEPTIONAL EVENTS; FAULT LENGTH; FAULT STRENGTH; HEAT PRODUCTION; INITIAL STRESS; NORMAL STRESS; NUCLEATION ZONE; PARTICLE VELOCITIES; PORE FLUIDS; RADIATED ENERGIES; RUPTURE PROPAGATION; SLIP RATES; SLIP VELOCITY; SLIP WEAKENING DISTANCE; SOURCE PARAMETERS; STATIC AND DYNAMIC; STATIC STRESS; STRESS DROP; THERMAL PRESSURIZATION;

DROPS; EARTHQUAKES; EFFICIENCY; ENERGY DISSIPATION; EXPERIMENTS; EXTRAPOLATION; FRACTURE; FRACTURE ENERGY; FRICTION; MELTING; TECTONICS; VELOCITY CONTROL;

FAULT SLIPS;

COSEISMIC PROCESS; EARTHQUAKE RUPTURE; FAULT SLIP; FRICTION; NORMAL FAULT; SEISMIC SOURCE; SHEAR STRESS; SLIP RATE; SOURCE PARAMETERS; STRESS ANALYSIS;

EID: 84859997267     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2011.11.013     Document Type: Article

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