The Mechanics of Earthquakes and Faulting
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The Mechanics of Earthquakes and Faulting is a foundational geophysics textbook that explains the physical principles governing earthquake generation and the behavior of geological faults.
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| Mechanics of Faulting | 1 |
| The Mechanics of Earthquakes and Faulting canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
earthquake science book
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geophysics book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ textbook ⓘ |
| covers |
constitutive laws for fault friction
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dynamic rupture propagation ⓘ earthquake nucleation ⓘ earthquake recurrence and seismic cycles ⓘ earthquake source models ⓘ fault geometry and segmentation ⓘ laboratory studies of rock friction ⓘ mathematical formulations of fault mechanics ⓘ observational constraints from geodesy ⓘ observational constraints from geology ⓘ observational constraints from seismology ⓘ postseismic deformation ⓘ seismic moment and moment tensor concepts ⓘ |
| describedAs |
foundational geophysics textbook
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textbook on the behavior of geological faults ⓘ textbook on the physical principles of earthquake generation ⓘ |
| field |
geophysics
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seismology ⓘ tectonophysics ⓘ |
| goal |
to explain the behavior of geological faults
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to provide a physical understanding of how earthquakes occur ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
advanced undergraduates
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graduate students ⓘ researchers in geophysics ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
earthquake cycles
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earthquake generation ⓘ earthquake source physics ⓘ earthquakes ⓘ elastic rebound theory ⓘ fault friction ⓘ fault mechanics ⓘ fault rheology ⓘ fault slip ⓘ geological faults ⓘ seismic hazard ⓘ seismic waves ⓘ stress and strain in the Earth ⓘ |
| teaches |
mechanics of fault slip
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physical principles governing earthquake generation ⓘ relationship between stress, strain, and seismicity ⓘ stress accumulation and release on faults ⓘ |
| usedAs | university course textbook ⓘ |
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