FEM simulation of interseismic and coseismic deformation associated with the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake

Tectonophysics

Volumn 584, Issue , 2013, Pages 64-80

  Zhu, Shoubiao ^a,b   Zhang, Peizhen ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Elastic strain energy; Inter and coseismic deformation; Longmen Shan fault; Stress evolution; Wenchuan earthquake

Indexed keywords

COSEISMIC DEFORMATION; ELASTIC STRAIN ENERGY; LONGMEN SHAN FAULT; STRESS EVOLUTION; WENCHUAN EARTHQUAKE;

DEFORMATION; EARTHQUAKES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; SHEAR STRESS;

FAULT SLIPS;

ACCUMULATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COSEISMIC PROCESS; DEFORMATION; DISPLACEMENT; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRICTION; LITHOSPHERE; NUMERICAL MODEL; SICHUAN EARTHQUAKE 2008;

EID: 84872424374     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2012.06.024     Document Type: Article

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