Spatial variations in damage zone width along strike-slip faults: An example from active faults in southwest Japan

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 57, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-15

  Lin, Aiming ^a   Yamashita, Kazuhiko ^b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SHIZUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arima Takatsuki Tectonic Line; Core zone; Damage zone; Rokko Awaji Fault Zone; Seismic faulting; Strike slip fault

Indexed keywords

ARIMA-TAKATSUKI TECTONIC LINE; CORE ZONES; DAMAGE ZONES; FAULT ZONE; SEISMIC FAULTING;

ROCKS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONICS;

STRIKE-SLIP FAULTS;

ACTIVE FAULT; BRECCIA; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DAMAGE; FAULT GOUGE; FAULT ZONE; HOST ROCK; SEISMICITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL VARIATION; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT;

JAPAN;

EID: 84886838854     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2013.10.006     Document Type: Article

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