Stability and localization of rapid shear in fluid-saturated fault gouge: 1. Linearized stability analysis

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 119, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 4311-4333

  Rice, James R ^a,b   Rudnicki, John W ^c   Platt, John D ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

strain localization; thermal pressurization

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; DEFORMATION; FAULT GOUGE; FAULT ZONE; SEISMIC ZONE; SHEAR; STABILITY ANALYSIS; STRAIN RATE;

EID: 84902449748     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013JB010710     Document Type: Article

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