Fracture energy and breakdown work during earthquakes
Large seismogenic faults consist of approximately meter-thick fault cores surrounded by
hundreds-of-meters-thick damage zones. Earthquakes are generated by rupture …
hundreds-of-meters-thick damage zones. Earthquakes are generated by rupture …
Inferring earthquake physics and chemistry using an integrated field and laboratory approach
Earthquakes are the result of a combination of (1) physico-chemical processes operating in
fault zones, which allow ruptures to nucleate and rock friction to decrease with increasing …
fault zones, which allow ruptures to nucleate and rock friction to decrease with increasing …
[BOOK][B] The finite-difference modelling of earthquake motions: Waves and ruptures
Among all the numerical methods in seismology, the finite-difference (FD) technique
provides the best balance of accuracy and computational efficiency. This book offers a …
provides the best balance of accuracy and computational efficiency. This book offers a …
Dynamic viability of the 2016 Mw 7.8 Kaikōura earthquake cascade on weak crustal faults
We present a dynamic rupture model of the 2016 Mw 7.8 Kaikōura earthquake to unravel the
event's riddles in a physics-based manner and provide insight on the mechanical viability of …
event's riddles in a physics-based manner and provide insight on the mechanical viability of …
Dynamics, radiation, and overall energy budget of earthquake rupture with coseismic off‐fault damage
Earthquake ruptures dynamically activate coseismic off‐fault damage around fault cores.
Systematic field observation efforts have shown the distribution of off‐fault damage around …
Systematic field observation efforts have shown the distribution of off‐fault damage around …
Dynamics, interactions and delays of the 2019 Ridgecrest rupture sequence
The observational difficulties and the complexity of earthquake physics have rendered
seismic hazard assessment largely empirical. Despite increasingly high-quality geodetic …
seismic hazard assessment largely empirical. Despite increasingly high-quality geodetic …
Coupled, physics-based modeling reveals earthquake displacements are critical to the 2018 Palu, Sulawesi tsunami
Abstract The September 2018, M_w M w 7.5 Sulawesi earthquake occurring on the Palu-
Koro strike-slip fault system was followed by an unexpected localized tsunami. We show that …
Koro strike-slip fault system was followed by an unexpected localized tsunami. We show that …
Rupture dynamics and ground motion from 3‐D rough‐fault simulations
Z Shi, SM Day - Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract We perform three‐dimensional (3‐D) numerical calculations of dynamic rupture
along non‐planar faults to study the effects of fault roughness on rupture propagation and …
along non‐planar faults to study the effects of fault roughness on rupture propagation and …
Earthquake ruptures with strongly rate-weakening friction and off-fault plasticity, part 2: Nonplanar faults
Observations demonstrate that faults are fractal surfaces with deviations from planarity at all
scales. We study dynamic rupture propagation on self-similar faults having root mean …
scales. We study dynamic rupture propagation on self-similar faults having root mean …
Community‐driven code comparisons for three‐dimensional dynamic modeling of sequences of earthquakes and aseismic slip
Dynamic modeling of sequences of earthquakes and aseismic slip (SEAS) provides a self‐
consistent, physics‐based framework to connect, interpret, and predict diverse geophysical …
consistent, physics‐based framework to connect, interpret, and predict diverse geophysical …