Predicting fault damage zones by modeling dynamic rupture propagation and comparison with field observations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 1251-1272

  Johri, Madhur ^a   Dunham, Eric M ^b   Zoback, Mark D ^a   Fang, Zijun ^c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BP AMERICA INC   (United States)

^c Phillips Research Center 224GB   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparison of modeled damage zones with those observed in outcrop; Modeling fault damage zones using dynamic rupture propagation; Predicting fault damage zone attributes

Indexed keywords

FAULT ZONE; FRACTURE; NUMERICAL MODEL; OUTCROP; POWER LAW; RUPTURE; THRUST FAULT;

EID: 84899734091     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013JB010335     Document Type: Article

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