Evidence for a strong San Andreas fault

Geology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 163-166

  Scholz, C H ^a  

^a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Earthquakes; Fault strength; Faults; San Andreas fault; Strength; Stress

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; EARTHQUAKES; FAULTING; FRICTION; HEAT TRANSFER; LOCKS (FASTENERS); PORE PRESSURE; ROTATION; SHEAR STRESS; STRESS MEASUREMENT; STRESSES; STRIKE-SLIP FAULTS;

AVERAGE SHEAR STRESS; FAULT STRENGTH; FRICTION COEFFICIENTS; FRICTIONAL HEATING; PLATE BOUNDARY MODELS; SAN ANDREAS FAULT; SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA; STRENGTH;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

EARTHQUAKE; FAULT; STRESS; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; TRANSFORM FAULT;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84874992369     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(2000)028<0163:EFASSA>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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