Aging and strain softening model for episodic faulting
Tectonophysics
By: William D. Stuart
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Abstract
Episodic slip on shallow crustal faults can be qualitatively explained by postulating a fault constitutive law that is the superposition of two limiting material responses: (1) strain softening after peak stress during large strain rates, and (2) strength (peak stress) recovery during aging at small strain rates. A single law permits a variety of seismic and aseismic phenomena to occur over a range of space and time scales. Specific cases are determined by the spatial variation of material constants, recent deformation history, crustal rigidity, and remote forcing.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Aging and strain softening model for episodic faulting |
| Series title | Tectonophysics |
| DOI | 10.1016/0040-1951(79)90280-4 |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue | 1-4 |
| Year Published | 1979 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Description | 14 p. |
| First page | 613 |
| Last page | 626 |